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Pause and poise: On Congress' Rajasthan Cabinet reshuffle

Congress seems to have ended factionalism (दलबंदी, गुट्टबाज़ी) in Rajasthan with a Cabinet shuffle (मिश्रण, मिलाना, पुनर्व्यवस्थित करना)

The Congress reordered (पुन: व्यवस्थित करें) its house in Rajasthan by shuffling and expanding the Council of Ministers and enforcing (लागू करना, क्रियान्वित करना) a ‘one person, one post’ principle across its governmental and organisational wings (group). That this was done in a rather quiet and clean manner is a feat (achievement, accomplishment, attainment, triumph) for the party. The new Council has 30 members — 19 cabinet Ministers and 10 Ministers of State besides (के अतिरिक्त, इसके अलावा) the Chief Minister; three are women and four are Dalits. This reorganisation was long overdue (अतिदेय, लंबित) — the party that swears (promise, vow, guarantee, give one’s word) by its pro-Dalit politics had a Cabinet which did not have a single member from the community for nearly two years. The Congress had won 35 of the 59 SC/ST seats in Rajasthan in 2018 after having lost all but (all except; nearly, almost) two of them in 2013. The geographical (भौगोलिक, आंचलिक, प्रादेशिक) imbalance (असंतुलन, विषमता) in the Council too had become unsustainable (अरक्षणीय, अनुचित, अस्वीकार्य), with the eastern districts that elected more MLAs of the party severely under-represented (कम प्रतिनिधित्व). Sachin Pilot, under whose leadership the Congress fought the 2018 Assembly election, had been sidelined (अप्रधान व्यवसाय, उपव्यवसाय) after he rebelled (challenge, oppose, resist, defy) against CM Ashok Gehlot’s unilateralism (एकपक्षीयता) in 2020. Sunday’s reorganisation and expansion take care of (deal with, cope with, handle, manage, tackle) these anomalies (something different, abnormal, unusual; oddity, peculiarity, deviation, aberration, exception) to a large extent. Mr. Gehlot and Mr. Pilot have thus achieved a new equilibrium (balance, parity, equality, evenness), with some nudging (push, prod, encouragement, prompt) by the central leadership. The State is crucial to the national outcome of the 2024 general election — the Congress had lost all 25 Lok Seats in the State in 2019 to the BJP, just a year after it won the 2018 Assembly election.

It is on this count (a point for consideration) that the Congress should learn lessons from its self-inflicted (cause suffering to oneself (on his/her own)) disaster in Punjab on the eve of (a period or day before an important event) the Assembly election and continue to plan ahead in Rajasthan, if it is to have a fighting (tough, powerful, strong, robust) chance in 2023 and 2024. Mr. Gehlot is an astute (shrewd, sharp, clever, acute) manager of interest groups (a group of people with particular interests & ideas that tries to influence the government) — a fact borne out by his capacity to claim the CM’s post for a third term despite having lost two Assembly elections after two five-year terms in the past. He has also managed ties (association, relationship, bond, connection) across party lines (front, position). At 70, he has expressed plans to remain active for another 20 years. That may not be a great idea for himself or the party. His reputation (name, character, standing, stature, status, position) and legacy (something received from a predecessor or from the past) would be enhanced were he to work towards a transition (change, transformation), along with (together with, accompanying) Mr. Pilot, who, despite his rebellion (challenge, oppose, resist, defy) against Mr. Gehlot, has stayed a loyalist (supporter, admirer, champion) in the Congress. At 44, Mr. Pilot has shown promise (potential, ability, capability, capacity, potentiality) as a leader who can connect with the rural and the urban; the conservative (the traditionalist, the traditional, the conventional, the orthodox) and the modern. The party’s challenge is in converting the impatience of its young leaders into energy, and combining it with the political shrewdness (astuteness, cleverness, smartness) of its veterans ((long-serving) expert, seasoned, mature, established/experienced (person in an area of activity)) to create a productive (useful, valuable, effective, beneficial, helpful) compact (agreement, contract, deal, settlement).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.pause (noun)

Hindi Meaning - ठहराव, विराम, अंतराल
English Meaning - temporary stoppage, break, interval.

2.poise (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संतुलन, संयम, आत्म-संयम
English Meaning - balance, equilibrium; composure, self-control, presence of mind, assurance.

3.reshuffle (noun)

Hindi Meaning - फेर-बदल, अदला-बदली, पुनर्गठन
English Meaning - reorganization, restructuring, rearrangement, regrouping.

4.factionalism (noun)

Hindi Meaning - दलबंदी, गुट्टबाज़ी
English Meaning - it refers to conflict and infighting between small groups (factions) within a larger one, especially in politics.

5.reorder (verb)

Hindi Meaning - पुन: व्यवस्थित करें
English Meaning - rearrange, reorganize, restructure.

6.shuffle (verb)

Hindi Meaning - मिश्रण, मिलाना, पुनर्व्यवस्थित करना
English Meaning - mix, mix up, rearrange, reorganize.

7.enforce (verb)

Hindi Meaning - लागू करना, क्रियान्वित करना
English Meaning - impose, implement, execute.

8.besides (preposition/linking adverb)

Hindi Meaning - के अतिरिक्त, इसके अलावा
English Meaning - in addition to, as well, apart from.

9.overdue (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अतिदेय, लंबित
English Meaning - pending, remaining, outstanding, delayed, belated.

10.geographical (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - भौगोलिक, आंचलिक, प्रादेशिक
English Meaning - zonal, territorial.

11.imbalance (noun)

Hindi Meaning - असंतुलन, विषमता
English Meaning - disparity, variation, disproportion, unevenness, lopsidedness.

12.unsustainable (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अरक्षणीय, अनुचित, अस्वीकार्य
English Meaning - undefendable, unjustifiable, unacceptable, illogical, irrational.

13.under-represented (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - कम प्रतिनिधित्व
English Meaning - provided with inadequate representation.

14.sideline (verb)

Hindi Meaning - अप्रधान व्यवसाय, उपव्यवसाय
English Meaning - remove (from the centre of attention).

15.unilateralism (noun)

Hindi Meaning - एकपक्षीयता
English Meaning - a method of taking decisions individually without considering others.

16.rebel (verb)

English Meaning - challenge, oppose, resist, defy.

17.swear (verb)

English Meaning - promise, vow, guarantee, give one’s word.

18.pro- (prefix)

English Meaning - supporting.

19.all but (phrase)

English Meaning - all except; nearly, almost.

20.wing (noun)

English Meaning - group.

21.feat (noun)

English Meaning - achievement, accomplishment, attainment, triumph.

22.take care of (phrase)

English Meaning - deal with, cope with, handle, manage, tackle.

23.anomaly (noun)

English Meaning - something different, abnormal, unusual; oddity, peculiarity, deviation, aberration, exception.

24.to a large/great extent (phrase)

English Meaning - substantially, largely.

25.equilibrium (noun)

English Meaning - balance, parity, equality, evenness.

26.nudge (noun)

English Meaning - push, prod, encouragement, prompt.

27.count (noun)

English Meaning - a point for consideration.

28.self-inflicted (adjective)

English Meaning - cause suffering to oneself (on his/her own).

29.on the eve of (phrase)

English Meaning - a period or day before an important event.

30.fighting (adjective)

English Meaning - tough, powerful, strong, robust.

31.astute (adjective)

English Meaning - shrewd, sharp, clever, acute.

32.interest group (noun)

English Meaning - a group  of people with particular interests & ideas that tries to influence the government.

33.borne out past participle of bear out (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - confirm, validate, vindicate, justify/support (a claim); support the truth of something.

34.ties (noun)

English Meaning - association, relationship, bond, connection.

35.lines (noun)

English Meaning - front, position.

36.reputation (noun)

English Meaning - name, character, standing, stature, status, position.

37.legacy (noun)

English Meaning - something received from a predecessor or from the past.

38.transition (noun)

English Meaning - change, transformation.

39.along with (phrase)

English Meaning - together with, accompanying.

40.rebellion (noun)

English Meaning - defiance, disobedience, dissent, nonconformity.

41.loyalist (noun)

English Meaning - supporter, admirer, champion.

42.promise (noun)

English Meaning - potential, ability, capability, capacity, potentiality.

43.the conservative (noun)

English Meaning - the traditionalist, the traditional, the conventional, the orthodox.

44.impatience (noun)

English Meaning - hunger, keenness; restlessness, agitation; disgruntlement, frustration.

45.shrewdness (noun)

English Meaning - astuteness, cleverness, smartness.

46.veteran (noun)

English Meaning - (long-serving) expert, seasoned, mature, established/experienced (person in an area of activity).

47.productive (adjective)

English Meaning - useful, valuable, effective, beneficial, helpful.

48.compact (noun)

English Meaning - agreement, contract, deal, settlement.