Challenges won't lessen for ascetic’ Rahul Gandhi

His main challenge is to maintain the yatra’s energy level during several upcoming elections.

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The first phase of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra may have given some hope to the Congress workers, but the big question that still remains is whether this exercise would benefit the party. Congress leaders’ argument that the yatra had nothing to do with vote bank politics is hardly acceptable. The main objective, by all standards, appeared to be regaining the ground that the Congress has lost. The electoral benefit of this yatra would be known later during polls. It has improved the image of Rahul Gandhi. The party workers have been energised. The challenge for Rahul Gandhiis to maintain this energy level during the upcoming several elections. The Haat Jodo campaign is not apparently creating any impact. Rahul will have to take the lead.