New Delhi, April 7 -- Some events indicated Congress' inclination towards caste-based politics, a departure from the practices of previous Prime Ministers and leaders in the party.

The bugle of Lok Sabha election has been blown and both the major political parties, Congress and BJP are now playing their cards to woo the voters and making strategies to turn the tide in their favour. But it's quite strange that Congress doesn't seem to be in its best form. Congress neither seems to be campaigning aggressively nor has it said anything in the manifesto which would send the message that the contest is on an equal footing.

Everything seems to be formal. Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is somehow hoping the history of 2004 to be repeate...