Congress' worst Gujarat collapse was also a tale of defection-ridden/leaderless state Congress and out-of-focus high command squandering away its 2017 gains and allowing BJP to ride high even with its 27 years of incumbency burden. The party's faceless campaign saw 'Bharat Yatri' Rahul Gandhi playing safe with a one-day campaign in 'Modi-land', Sonia-Priyanka duo keeping off it and the party new president Mallikarjun Kharge's couple of outings.
