India, Sept. 6 -- Congress faces tests as Rahul Gandhi pushes Gen Z and Dalit politics.

The political approach adopted by Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has placed the Congress party in a dilemma. Rahul has compounded the party's difficulties by opening two fronts simultaneously: one centred on 'Gen Z' and the other on Dalit politics. Party National President Mallikarjun Kharge is not lagging behind in championing Dalit politics either; he never misses an opportunity to please his leader, Rahul Gandhi. In terms of age and stature, Kharge is effectively playing the role of a 'Bhishma Pitamah' (patriarchal figure). He remains unconcerned about whether an issue is right or wrong, or whether it benefits or harms...