{"id":5078,"date":"2026-02-23T07:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/?p=5078"},"modified":"2026-02-23T07:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:47:37","slug":"rahul-gandhi-raps-mumbai-congress-over-poor-poll-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebombaydurpun.com\/?p=5078","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi Raps Mumbai Congress Over Poor Poll Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahul Gandhi is not happy with how the Indian National Congress did in the elections in Mumbai. He thinks the party needs to look at what went wrong and make some changes in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a meeting with the party leaders in Mumbai Rahul Gandhi asked some questions. He wanted to know why the party did not do a job of talking to people at the local level and why they did not manage the voting booths well. He also thought that the party leaders in Mumbai were not working together well. Gandhi said that the party needs to be more disciplined and work together if they want to do in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahul Gandhi made it clear that the party cannot just blame people or things for not doing well in the elections. He said that the party leaders need to take responsibility for what happened and work on rebuilding the party in Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He thinks that Mumbai is an important city in India and the party cannot let it slip away. The meeting was about finding out what the party did wrong and how they can do better time. They talked about how some parts of the party were not working well like the local committees and how they were not doing a good job of talking to young people and people in the middle class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahul Gandhi wants the party to focus on building a base of supporters at the local level. He thinks that the party needs to use the internet and social media more to reach people and to talk about the issues that affect the people of Mumbai like housing and jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Indian National Congress has been having a time in Maharashtra because other parties are getting stronger. To do well in cities like Mumbai the party needs to have a plan and work hard to make it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the party leaders agreed with Rahul Gandhi. Said they would work on making things better.. Others thought that there were other reasons why the party did not do well like the way the other parties were working together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People who watch politics think that Rahul Gandhi is trying to help the party do better in cities. The party might make some changes to the way it is led in Mumbai and try to make the party more active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The party in Mumbai will have to give a report on what they plan to do to make things better. They might make some changes to the way the party is organized and try to reach people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahul Gandhi has always said that the party needs to be more democratic and accountable. He thinks that the party needs to do a job of listening to people at the local level if they want to win elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Indian National Congress has a lot of work to do to regain the support of the people in Maharashtra in cities, like Mumbai. It will be interesting to see if the party can make the changes they need to make to do in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Gandhi is not happy with how the Indian National Congress did in the elections in Mumbai. He thinks the party needs to look at what went wrong and make some changes in the city. During a meeting with the party leaders in Mumbai Rahul Gandhi asked some questions. 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