LUCKNOW, March 14 -- Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, while paying tribute to BSP founder Kanshi Ram, made a candid admission on Friday that his party's past lacunae on the socio-political front paved the way for Kanshi Ram's success.

Speaking at a 'Samajik Parivartan Diwas' event in Lucknow ahead of Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary which falls on March 15, Gandhi asserted that had Jawaharlal Nehru been alive, Kanshi Ram would have been a Congress chief minister. Beyond reflecting on history, Gandhi also said that had Congress performed its duties effectively, Kanshi Ram would not have achieved such success.

"There were lacunae by the Congress party, and that is why Kanshi Ramji was successful. Had Congr...