Why does the Congress diagnosis of UP debacle refuse to blame Rahul Gandhi?

When is the coronation-cum-cardiac surgery for the Congress?

The Congress party is in serious decline. For the first time in history, it is down to single digits in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. It may have come to power in Punjab, but was unable to form the government in both Goa and Manipur despite being the single-largest party. And yet, despite all this, the party’s vice president Rahul Gandhi does not seem perturbed. “We are in the Opposition and you have ups and downs,” Gandhi said, in his first public comments since the election results. “So, we had a little down in UP which is fine, we accept it.”