The massive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the civic polls of Uttar Pradesh is disappointing and disturbing to the Congress party at a time when Rahul Gandhi is all set to take over as national president of the party. Malicious propaganda against the BJP by Congress leaders has failed to improve the prospects of the Congress. More interesting to the people but disturbing to the Congress leadership is the fact that the party has been knocked out even in the Gandhi family bastion of Amethi. State Chief Minister Adityanath, who led the party’s campaign, has given credit