NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Thursday directed Congress workers to watch Akhilesh Yadav government on implementation of poll promises, hinting that the battle of political heir-apparents in Uttar Pradesh may resume again soon after the resounding success of the Samajwadi Party scion in recent assembly polls.
Rahul's exhortation came after partymen from UP told him that the Samajwadi regime would show up in six months because they would not be able to fulfill the promises that propelled them to power but would also take a heavy toll on cash-strapped UP exchequer if implemented.
The optimism about Congress getting an early opening against SP provided the only silver lining in the gloom that dominated Thursday's post-mortem of UP debacle under Rahul. The AICC general secretary was hit by an avalanche of complaints ranging from organizational weakness to internal sabotage to faulty selection of candidates. One former MP even complained against "angrezi" system and sought more accessibility, desi-style. There were suggestions that party groom "caste leaders" which is the trend in UP post-Mandal.
Though Rahul repeatedly asserted in the campaign trail that he would return to UP, his early hint of party's future strategy could put him in confrontation with Akhilesh sooner than later.
Observers see an interesting role-reversal for the young leaders, with Rahul playing the underdog after staying on top since engineering the defeat of Akhilesh's wife in Ferozabad by-polls.
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