The history of the Congress, and Indian politics in general, has always been cyclical. And the supposed “new guard” of the Congress, with leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot, and Jyotiraditya Scindia, is exactly like the old guard.

It is easy to consider the BJP a communal force, but public memory is short. It would serve us well to remember that a series of communal riots – in Hasanpura, in Muzaffarnagar, and in Delhi in 1984 – took place even under the Congress regime. In fact, Rajiv Gandhi had a key role in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.