What's Next for India's Congress Party?

On October 17, members of the Indian National Congress will choose a new leader, with results coming on October 19. The hope among supporters is that resolving the leadership question – and ending the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty – will inject new vigor into India's moribund opposition, which has weathered a series of defeats since losing power to the BJP in 2014.

How has the Congress party's leadership crisis impacted its electoral performance? Will a new leader make a difference for the storied party? And how is the rest of India's opposition faring amid the Congress' struggles? Join us for an expert discussion featuring Nistula Hebbar, the Political Editor of The Hindu; Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr., a freelance journalist and political commentator based in Delhi; and Dr. Gilles Verniers, assistant professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and co-director of the Trivedi Centre for Political Data.

00:00 Introduction
01:48 Nistula Hebbar remarks
11:50 Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr. remarks
22:06 Gilles Verniers remarks
36:46 Audience Q&A

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Nistula's response to questions was completely muddled. I did not understand what she was trying to get at.