Congress leaders to take general coaches to spread NYAY message

As the Hindi heartland prepares for the fifth phase of polling on Monday, the Congress has nuanced its campaign tactics to make it appear less of a contest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Rahul Gandhi. It has also decided to sidestep the BJP’s core plank of nationalism to focus on issues of unemployment and farm distress.

The Congress leadership is set to travel in unreserved compartments in trains heading to and from some of the poll-bound states, particularly Madhya Pradesh, next week to spread the message of its key promise of ‘Nyay’ or minimum income guarantee of Rs