Not 'I' but 'we': Congress drops pride from politics, makes modesty ally

Subtle changes in its strategy for opposition parties could ease uniting efforts

Gone is the swagger, the chest-thumping, the preening. Out of the red now and back in the black after stellar victories in three state elections, including a spectacular showing in Chhattisgarh, the Congress is embracing the win with sober grace, conscious that it can’t defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its own in 2019 and it needs alliance partners. And to get alliance partners, it has to win their confidence and take their interests into consideration.

This was most aptly illustrated by Sanjay Jha, party spokesman. “The mahagathbandhan (grand coalition) is a work in progress; it is going to