'Dump the dynasty': Rahul Gandhi faces backlash after election drubbing

The drubbing was so bad that Gandhi himself lost the traditional family seat in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh

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In contrast to Modi, a tea vendor’s son who rose through party ranks, Gandhi’s lineage is a weakness the prime minister has repeatedly exploited

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4 min read Last Updated : May 24 2019 | 9:14 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi is set to face a backlash from within the main Indian opposition Congress party after it suffered a mauling for a second general election in a row from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party.

The drubbing was so bad that Gandhi himself lost the traditional family seat in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

As vote-counting trends on Thursday showed Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning more than 300 seats against just 49 for Congress, current and former party officials blamed a lacklustre campaign and a failure to overhaul its top team.

“If they want to change