India, May 25 -- Since 2014, the Congress has been struggling to withstand the Hindutva avalanche unleashed by the BJP under Narendra Modi's leadership. Although the 2024 Lok Sabha elections provided a glimmer of hope, it quickly faded with the stunning defeat of the opposition parties, including the Congress, in the subsequent assembly elections in Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar, Assam, and West Bengal.

The BJP's goal, as clearly articulated by Narendra Modi during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, has been a "Congress-Mukt Bharat" - an India without political opposition. This vision of the BJP and Narendra Modi is steadily being realised in most states where the BJP has captured power. The weakening of strong regional opposition leaders such...