India, June 28 -- Like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi-the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha-has been making a series of surprising decisions. However, there is a significant difference between the two. Prime Minister Modi is experimenting at a time when his party is in power and occupies a position of strength, whereas Rahul is experimenting while his party is fighting for its very survival and its organisation has become extremely weak.

Rahul is sidelining experienced leaders who are committed to the party's ideology and is instead acting on the advice of weaker leaders. Following decisions regarding Tamil Nadu and the allocation of Rajya Sabha tickets, the appointment of in-charges for three states, including Uttar ...