Old vs new: Will Congress take a cue from BJP ahead of Lok Sabha elections

The absence on Kamal Nath from a meeting of newly-elected Congress MLAs has sparked speculations about leadership change in Madhya Pradesh. The Congress, which lost the just-concluded assembly elections in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to the BJP, faces a tough choice as it gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha battle. Should the grand old party continue with its old guards - who failed to deliver in the three key states, or should it hand over the mantle of leadership to fresh faces, taking a cue from the BJP.