Congress takes research route to corner Centre

The work of Congress' research cell, at times, is personally reviewed by party chief Sonia Gandhi

The Congress may appear to be static post 2014 but India’s grand old party is quietly gearing up to face the future political challenges.

Playing a key role in the process of change is the party’s research and coordination unit run by a group of young scholars who work under the supervision of Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Gowda.

Following the instructions of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who wants party members in Parliament to be well versed with various issues and corner the government with facts and figures, the research cell has been providing backgrounders on social, political and economic issues besides legislative