NDTV declared the extraordinary swearing-in ceremony at the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to be a show of opposition strength. But India Today saw it as a lesson for Rahul Gandhi, teaching him “to be humble”, and that he does not lead “the Congress of the Seventies”. It was apparently also the “humbling of Mayawati”, who had to embrace Sonia Gandhi. It showed the comfort levels between members of the Opposition — Mamata Banerjee and Sitaram Yechury shaking hands, and the patently warm embrace of Mayawati and Sonia Gandhi. It brings relief for editorialists and Twitter wags, who value the opportunity that the nuclear rivalry offers on news-poor days.

Source: Indian Express May 25, 2018 18:22 UTC