Why did the Congress turn down Ram Mandir invite? Will it hurt the party’s chances in 2024?

The historic pran pratishtha or consecration ceremony at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir is just days away – it is scheduled for 22 January – and politics around the event is heating up. The Congress’ top echelon, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and the party’s Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who had received invitations for the 22 [...]read moreWhy did the Congress turn down Ram Mandir invite? Will it hurt the party’s chances in 2024?