Why the Congress party fails

Despite the inconsequence of its opinions on the national discourse, the Congress remains important. So, why does the party consciously choose not to pursue a path that could resurrect it?

Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics: Polarization and the Growing Crisis of the Congress Party (2009-19) 

Author: Zoya Hasan 

Publisher: Oxford University Press 

Pages: 205 

Price: Rs 1,495

The author, a seasoned political scientist who has over several decades witnessed and analysed the lack of sure-footedness in the Congress, has postulated that the Congress party faces a three-pronged challenge: Crisis of leadership, disarray in the organisation and ambiguity over its ideological orientation. In each of these prongs, the once dominant political party is unable to take the position it should have ideally taken. Despite its increasing electoral marginalisation and the inconsequence of its opinions on