Rahul Gandhi’s 150-day about 4,000km long march across India is over. But will it revive the Congress Party?

I do not claim to be very familiar with either Rahul Gandhi nor with his march! Here are some quick thoughts:

Rahul Gandhi is a sort of reminder of the caste system and a royal family! Perhaps, this is not exactly what a modern India needs!

Imitating Mahatma Gandhi's (no direct relation) famous Salt March of 1930 might not be enough!

"It saw a large number of people – from prominent civil society members and activists to local leaders and celebrities – trying to keep up pace with the 52-year-old scion of India’s most famous political family throughout his journey spanning a distance of nearly 3,500km (2,175 miles).

Political observers described the march as a last-gasp attempt by Gandhi to revitalise the fortunes of his beleaguered Congress Party ahead of national elections due next year. ...

But for his supporters, the march was an audacious attempt to bridge the nation’s political and religious divisions, which they blame on the policies of the Hindu nationalist government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ..."

"In India, Rahul Gandhi seems to have finally come of political age as he finished his marathon Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March) from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

Along the nearly 4,000 kilometres long walk, Gandhi struck most unbiased crowds, party workers and extremely unsympathetic journalists as a decent, thoughtful and compassionate man — rare for a 24/7 politician. ...
Gandhi has, at various times, described himself as a “sanyasi” and a sort of “love guru”. He repeatedly said during the yatra that he is trying to provide love and compassion when the others are selling hate. ..."

Gandhi’s 150-day march is over. But will it revive Congress? | Politics News | Al Jazeera

Rahul Gandhi’s long march an important turning point in India Bharat Jodo Yatra showed Congress is alive and kicking, still in the business of politics