Jaiveer Shergill, Sachin Driver, RPN Singh
Key points
- Leaders of the ‘RG team’ have been overlooked
- Congress – we have a problem of abundance, where do we accommodate them?
- Young Turks: we are committed congressmen
New Delhi: The big game has seen the rise and fall of many fans. While some of them have served the party in various positions and have now decided to observe the fate of Congress from a distance, there are others who were an active part of the former president of Congress, Rahul Gandhi’s team, but have now slipped into the I forget. The once popular faces regularly seen in news discussions and press conferences have suddenly disappeared.
The curious case of a former cabinet minister, RPN Singh, who led the Congressional campaign in Jharkhand as secretary general in charge of state and achieved a decisive victory in an alliance with JMM. There were many who thought they would send him to Rajya Sabha, but instead he fell off the map. The ‘Raja Saheb’ of Padrauna, who falls near Bihar, and having secured a victory in Jharkhand, perhaps RPN Singh could have sensed the reality of Bihar better if he was included in the electoral team?
Former Rajasthan MP Sachin Pilot hopes to be rewarded for his contribution to resurrecting Congress as head of the CCP after the defeat they faced in the 2014 elections. Having waited his turn to be Rajasthan’s prime minister, he now hopes to take on an important position in the organization, but the recent confrontation with Rajasthan CM, Ashok Gehlot was not well received by the higher ups and the waiting game for Pilot. they only seem to drag on.
When Jaiveer Shergill became a regular face at press conferences on topics ranging from national politics, international affairs to economics, he shocked many as he was the youngest national spokesperson defending Congress after the 2014 electoral debacle. Selected through a talent search event in 2013, Shergill rose through the ranks as a first-generation politician, not a dynasty, who became the youngest star activist in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand. Someone who was part of Rahul Gandhi’s advertising team at Rafale in 2019 has been mysteriously hidden. Articles written by him on politics are often read, but he is not seen at the headquarters of Congress.
True to her legacy, Sharmistha Mukherjee has been a fierce speaker and a balanced politician. The former head of the Delhi Congress Mahila has decided to distance herself from active politics until a promising new role is achieved. The recent shakeup didn’t see his name on the list and with the West Bengal elections looming, could Mukherjee be involved to increase the chances of Congress in the state?
Boarded with much fanfare by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Siddhu currently does not hold any office in the Punjab Congress. Known for disagreeing with Captain Amarinder on several occasions, Congress easily uses him as a crowd-shooter for his public speaking skills, but has thus far not awarded him any significant responsibility in the organization.
All of the leaders listed above have shown themselves as staunch congressmen, but the great old party has done little to give them their fair share. They have defended the party as the last men standing, but this is also how discontent begins to set in when talent is not recognized by the powers that be in the organization. Only a select few, who make up a certain clique, end up assuming multiple responsibilities even if they have not proven themselves on the ground or in the electoral arena.
