The message was clear: Nepotism must end and fresh talent should get a chance in politics. To be sure, Gandhi has made efforts, and they have yielded some fruit.Four talent hunts have been held in the last 12 years. A combination of Congress leaders who are in favour at the moment as well as key members of his office, who are typically not politicians, form his circle of closest advisers. K Raju, a retired IAS officer, runs Rahul Gandhi’s secretariat and is the chairman of INC’s SC department. Barely a month after its victory in Lok Sabha polls, party president Amit Shah has already set up a panel for fresh membership drive that will be conducted between July 6 and January 31.

Source: Economic Times June 15, 2019 17:26 UTC