Political analysts and Congress members are questioning Rahul Gandhi's leadership following recent election results and his parliamentary performance, noting a dissipation of the gravitas gained from the Bharat Jodo Yatra. However, the article suggests blaming Gandhi alone is unfair, referencing former President Pranab Mukherjee and Narasimha Rao's views that the party's decline began earlier, potentially from the 1969 split and subsequent centralization of power, which reduced organizational strength.