‘It’s Okay to Lose,’ Says Rahul Gandhi’s Key Adviser Sam Pitroda

Winning in Gujarat is the latest task that Pitroda is tackling for the Gandhi family.

“Failure is a part of success, there is nothing to worry about it,” said Sam Pitroda when asked about the possible impact an electoral loss in Gujarat or Himachal Pradesh would have on Rahul Gandhi’s tenure as Congress President. Gandhi will formally take over the top post just two days before election results are declared in the two key states.

Pitroda, chairman of the Overseas Congress Department, is credited with Rahul Gandhi’s newfound political aggression. But according to him, “The real credit goes to Rahul Gandhi. It is not a new avatar but the same one, but he has been given a chance to be heard in the noisy Indian media.”