31 March 2021 The liberal commentariat is perennially split between those who want Rahul Gandhi to quit the Congress and those who cannot imagine the party without him. The two sides come together on one point: a longing for Congress rule and the old order of things. Altaf Qadri / AP The liberal commentariat is perennially split between those who want Rahul Gandhi to quit the Congress and those who cannot imagine the party without him. The two sides come together on one point: a longing for Congress rule and the old order of things. Altaf Qadri / AP The Bharatiya Janata Party looks set for more electoral success in the four states and one union territory going to the polls this summer. The Congress is struggling in all of them, and obituaries have been written in advance for regional parties such as the Trinamool Congress. On cue, the liberal commentariat is back to its usual debate on Rahul Gandhi and the Congress. One set, impatient with the Congressâs perennially stalled revival, wants him to step aside from de facto leadership of the party, making way for other people who can pull it out of the morass; another set defends him and voices its confidence that he remains the right man for the task.