New buzz: Astrologer’s prediction

Has Congress accepted defeat without fighting general election?

I have heard a new buzz few days ago in the corridors of Congress.  few top leaders of Congress party have shown the birth chart of Narendra Modi to a prominent astrologer. Astrologer has predicted a ten years rule of Modi in New Delhi.

Why I am writing this buzz here? Because general election is only a number of days ahead and strangely war room of Congress party have yet not started functioning. What it means to pollsters? Clearly they do not see it as a good omen for a party which has ruled Raisina Hill last ten years.  Surprisingly coordinator and last time in-charge of war room Jairam Ramesh is still holding charge of Rural Development ministry as cabinet minister while in 2009 he had resigned immediately after February session.

Why Congress is showing apathetic attitude this time to coming general election internally? Has it presumed the imminent drubbing in 2014 general election after the rout it had faced in last year held assembly elections. This bizarre attitude of party could be understood more clearly if we could glance towards the recent developments in party.

One close aide of two prominent leaders of party has quieted his researcher’s job recently. Many more people associated with leaders are exploring their options. This all is happening when party is facing one of the toughest challenges in recent years posed by BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Last year in December I was told about state of affairs in war room by one of my source, which I think deserve to mention here. Team closely associated with Rahul Gandhi does not give due weights to findings of Gurudwara Rakab Ganj (GRG) office this time. GRG is an important war room office of Congress especially in election times. Instead of using input provided by GRG Rahul normally uses input provided by his own time I am told.

A new associate, Mohan Gopal has come this time close to Gandhi scion who works from a palatial office of Jawahar lal Bhawan situated in front of Shastri Bhawan. Along with this new lieutenant Rahul also has an important aide Mistry (party general secretary and in charge of Uttar Pradesh) who works from 24 Akbar Road, the Congress head quarter. 

Rahul has been giving more importance to his new team instead to old team which is close to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. This new team of Rahul is curtailing the wings of old generation’s leaders. However Jiaram Ramesh and Digvijay Singh are being still treated with responsibilities. This could be gauge by the fact that these dues are choosing the slogans of Congress posters.