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I revive a question that’s been asked repeatedly in the last seven years: is the Congress dead or alive? On a tv programme, soon after the 2019 elections, pollster turned politician Yogendra Yadav told me with unusual bluntness: “I think the Congress should die..” Predictably, Yogendra’s remarks drew much controversy.. Congress leaders were unsurprisingly angry at an obituary being proposed for their party. This week, the debate has been revived by TMC leader and WB chief minister Mamta Banerjee remarking: ‘There is no UPA now..’ an indication that a Congress-led opposition alliance was non-existent in contemporary politics.