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The rise and surprise of Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Verdict 2009 has also been a decisive judgement on the 38-year-old Rahul Gandhi as a campaigner, political tactician and as the Ordained Rahul Gandhi with Priyanka Gandhi after receiving victory certificate. One who would be king. And the judgement is overwhelmingly in his favour. Somewhere in the course of the campaign, he changed from an apprentice politician to a tactician, shunning and wooing allies with the ease of a natural. He gambled on Congress going it alone in Uttar Pradesh, and it paid off handsomely. He complimented Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu and the Left, leaving party leaders confused and allies fuming. Rahul was setting the political agenda on his terms. He could be king right away. But he has chosen not to. Instead of basking in the glory in Delhi, he reached Sultanpur in UP with sister Priyanka to thank his voters. Surely, the man is different. His focus has been UP, which he knows is key for Congress to regain its old glory. Expect him to possibly cha...