Write a brief note on the decline of the Congress Party.

 From being the single dominant party in India to its pathetic performance in the recently held assembly elections in five states, the Congress party has been on a steady downhill journey.

It thus becomes contextual to delve into the declining popularity graph of the Congress and ascertain the most plausible reasons that could explain the current downsizing of electoral support for the party from a vantage point.

The political journey of the party can be divided into three time frames.

It began its first timings officially as the Indian National Congress (INC) after independence and witnessed a rebirth in 1971 when Indira Gandhi broke free from the shackles of powerful leaders under the leadership of her son Rajiv Gandhi until his assassination in 1991.

There was a political interregnum between 1992 and 1997 when the party was not led by any member of the Nehru-Gandhi family.

The taking over of the reins of the Congress by Sonia Gandhi in 1997 marked the 3.0 version of the party. She propelled it back to power at the centre in 2004 and ruled for ten years (in alliance with other parties) before taking an electoral how in 2014

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