Letters: Congress poll strategy

Whether Gandhi is clever in his Gujarat plan or proves to be too clever by half will be known on December 19

With reference to “The wrong message” (November 28), it is a bit difficult to understand whether Rahul Gandhi’s election speeches reflect his view of Indian economy, social reality and political policy or they are mere rhetoric. His vision is unclear because he rarely spells it out with conviction and his vocabulary isn’t empathetic. However, his poll strategy in Gujarat is aimed at achieving three beneficial but insubstantial outcomes for him. The party leadership has succeeded in making its followers forget about a possible defeat in Himachal Pradesh, the results for which are clubbed with those of Gujarat.

On the other hand,