Rahul Gandhi

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Where they stand

Rahul Gandhi on each of the seven scales, from one pole to the other.

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The record, axis by axis

Every placement is scored on what was said and done — manifestos, legislation, the governing record — and calibrated against the same trade-offs the quiz asks about.

1. Welfare

   −7.0

   Expansive state provisionMinimal/targeted provision

   Placement confidence — high

   NYAY minimum income 2019, then 2024's Mahalakshmi (₹1 lakh/yr to poor women), MGNREGA wage of ₹400, urban employment guarantee and a legal right to healthcare

2. Markets

   −4.0

   State-led developmentMarket-led development

   Placement confidence — medium

   2024 manifesto commits to a legal MSP guarantee and labour-code review, plus the 'monopoly' critique of Adani-Ambani — but he defends 1991 as his party's achievement and courts small business

3. Recognition

   +8.5

   Formal equalityGroup remedies

   Placement confidence — high

   'Jitni abadi, utna haq': national caste census, explicit 50%-cap removal in the 2024 manifesto, Telangana's caste survey, private-sector diversity mandates

4. Nation

   −6.0

   PluralistMajoritarian

   Placement confidence — medium

   Bharat Jodo Yatra, opposition to CAA-NRC and the Waqf Amendment — tempered by the party's temple-visit and janeu-dhari positioning since 2018

5. Authority

   −5.5

   Civil libertiesStrong state

   Placement confidence — medium

   Sustained attack on Pegasus, UAPA and PMLA misuse; called the Emergency a mistake in 2024 — but inherits a party that wrote 66A and kept AFSPA

6. Culture

   −3.0

   Personal autonomyTraditional norms

   Placement confidence — medium

   2024 manifesto is the only major one promising legal civil unions for same-sex couples

7. Federalism

   +5.0

   CentreStates

   Placement confidence — medium

   'Union of States' framing, opposition to ONOE, backs southern states on delimitation and higher untied devolution

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And where do you stand?

Answer the same trade-offs yourself and get your seven readings, on the scales you just read.

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Nearest to them

• TYTejashwi YadavRJD
• Akhilesh YadavSP
• Hemant SorenJMM
• Asaduddin OwaisiAIMIM
• Sharad PawarNCP(SP)
• M.K. StalinDMK

The figures