India, Sept. 13 -- New Delhi: In an unprecedented move, an ailing Sonia Gandhi, on Friday reconstituted the Congress Working Committee that had appointed her as the interim president, by providing adequate representation to close associates of her predecessor, Rahul Gandhi, while retaining her trusted aides. The insignificant makeover was aimed at re-asserting her authority, besides sending a signal to the dissidents that it would be next to impossible for a non-Gandhi to aspire for a place in the organization unless the family desired.

The feeble attempt to re-jig the Congress, served more as an optical illusion and has virtually ensured that the BJP, led by Narendra Modi, may get yet another walkover in the 2024 Parliamentary elections...