First and foremost, mentioning a commentator in a headline is a below-the-belt etiquette, something, I do not like to indulge in it.

Rather I would focus on issue and counter arguments instead of individuals.

I categorically said, having govt in Rajasthan, Punjab & Chhattisgarh us inconsequential when it comes to existential threat Congress is facing.

It's very convenient to point a finger at 2017 Assembly Elections results of Gujarat but easy to forget that Congress could barely save Rajasthan govt of Me Gehlot only a year ago. It's also convenient that despite having majority after the election results, Kamal Nath govt fell & Shivraj Singh Chauhan return in MP.

Now for that, blame will be laid on BJP of horse trading. The fact is Congress lost MP because of fights between Kamal Nath & Digvijay Singh.

Coming back to Rajasthan, the GSDP of Rajasthan is 2/3 of GJ, KT, & UP, 1/2 of TN & 1/3 of MH. An average per capita income of India is 1.26Lacs, while Rajasthan has 1.10Lacs per capita income, much lesser compared to GJ (1.95), KT (2.12), HR (2.32) & Punjab (1.54) (fingers in Lacs).

I can bring more data but that's not the question here. Having govt in Rajasthan or Punjab do not qualify Rahul Gandhi as a national leader. Punjab was won due to Cpt Amrinder Singh & anti incumbency, Rajasthan was won due to Sachin Pilot's sweat & blood campaign.

Besides, we can't forget the political nature of both these states where people switch govt every five years.

Now Gujarat
Agree, in 2017 BJP won the assembly election by whiskers and clocked only 99 seats against Congress' 77 seats. Today, when Guj is 20 months away from another election, BJP has 111 MLA, & Congress has 66. The more bricks of Congress fort will fall as election will come close.

But let's not go ahead of time. But if Rahul Gandhi is really a leader, why Guj Congress lost 11 MLAs? If he is respected in Congress & everyone listens to him & get guidance, why Congress could not secure any municipality in Gujarat, not a single District Council is won.