Coming to power is one thing and surviving is something different. Kamal Nath’s journey as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister ended on Friday, a little over 15 months after he took over the top post. He designed his political journey in such a manner that it was destined to end sooner or later. He and his political masters at 10 Janpath failed to understand one simple thing that a leader like Jyotiradiya Scindhia did not deserve even a berth in the Rajya Sabha.    

It has been a common understanding that all it exhibits is lack of survival instinct of Congress leadership. It is also said that the Congress high command often fails to identify and differentiate between asset and liability.