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How would BJP help Rahul Gandhi to become relevant?

In 2014,Indian National Congress hit a new low-44 Member of Lok Sabha and today in 2017 it rules only 5 states with strong chances of losing another one in December. Many would feel that with shrinking base and weak leadership ,Congress would go down further and BJP upwards. Indian politics is not purely based on logic. Public perception of a party's arrogance, unkept promises and policy failures decide who will go up or come down. BJP was known to be a party of small traders but in last 3 years perception has changed .Now it is perceived as party for rich business houses like Reliance, Adnani's etc.This has further got strengthened due to demonetization and GST implementation. Indian farming is reeling under debt stress and farming is becoming financially unviable due to increase in input cost of fertilizers & pesticides .The increase in crop pricing does not cover the increase in input costs.Each farmer and his family aspires for better living standard and yearns for...