Rajasthan
Riches to rags would be a bad way of putting it. In Rajasthan, the Congress collapse can be termed a grandeur-to-dust story—a historic defeat if there was one. In one stroke, Rajasthan’s ruling party has shrivelled from 96 to 21 seats.
There are many reasons for the Congress’s dismal show. Firstly, it fell to one person—CM Ashok Gehlot—to counter the opposition, manage the campaign and promote his flagship projects. Curiously, he got little Central and state support. Yet, Gehlot had little say in the distribution of tickets. His efforts were also undermined by the collective endeavour of RSS and BJP workers, as also—unlike in Delhi, MP and Chhattisgarh—the...