The Congress has often accused the BJP of dominating the political narrative through aggressive messaging and constant public engagement. Yet, at a time when issues like the alleged Ram Temple donation controversy, paper leak protests, Punjab's internal crisis and other opposition campaigns were dominating national politics, Rahul Gandhi's absence has drawn as much attention as the issues themselves. In politics, where perception often shapes reality, has Rahul Gandhi's absence allowed both the BJP and regional parties to occupy the political space that the Congress should have been leading ?

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