The feedback from the ground in Rajasthan seems to have given confidence to the Congress leadership that the party may be able to break the 25-year-old jinx in the upcoming Assembly election.
No incumbent government has been re-elected in the State for 25 years, but surveys commissioned by the party suggest that the Ashok Gehlot government has gained considerable popularity through its welfare politics, according to party strategists. “We are on a strong wicket now,” a senior functionary of the party told The Hindu.
