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No threat to Rahul Gandhi's leadership for now but issues still remain

Congress won Punjab and emerged single largest party in Goa and Manipur

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi. Photo: PTI
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Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi. Photo: PTI

Amit Agnihotri New Delhi
There is no threat to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's leadership, for now.

The recent poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh, where Rahul took a big gamble in joining hands with former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, and the lost opportunity in Goa and Manipur, are not expected to pose any serious threats to the Congress vice president as his mother and party chief Sonia Gandhi continues to provide overarching leadership to the grand old party.

Though there has been an unease within the party over the fact that the SP-Congress alliance did not work in