On December 11, last year, Rahul Gandhi took over as president of Indian National Congress . In the last one year, Congress lost some steam during Karnataka elections but the party managed to form the government.This result will strengthen Rahul’s position within the party as well as he will emerge as a centre point of opposition unity. In the last one year, Rahul has focused on farmer’s distress, unemployment and attacked the Modi Government over Rafale deal. The issue of farmers and unemployment has found some resonance with the voters. Especially in states such as Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, the loan waiver within 10 days of the government formation seems to be working well for the party.The result will also give Rahul a foothold in the national politics. Before the elections, both BSP and SP had snubbed Congress and went alone in MP and Rajasthan . In Chhattisgarh, BSP allied with Ajit Jogi’s party trying to create a third front. But the almost clean sweep of Congress will keep the vote dividing parties in check.Rahul has focused on strengthening the organisation in last one year. He created several new departments right from farmers wing to unorganised labour wing to NRI wing. He has systematically divided the work among new leaders and has created a system where daily to weekly reports are directly sent to him. Even in ticket distribution, Rahul went by the internal survey and insisted on giving tickets to the winnable leaders.Rahul Gandhi also relentlessly campaigned in all the election going states and kept his pitch very simple. He was mostly repetitive in his speeches, farm loan waiver, new job opportunities, attack on the government over demonetisation and Rafale. The consistency is showing positive results for Congress and going forward, Rahul would likely continue focus on his rural agenda.Just before 2019 elections, these results are a big boost for Congress as they needed a victory against the BJP in direct fight.