Even though Gandhi is seen as the main challenger to the Modi government, his Indian National Congress party has suffered humiliating defeats in the last two general elections.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/indian-opposition-leader-rahul-gandhi-to-avoid-prison-during-appeal/

He also got the Indian National Congress to join in.

Source: http://bangladeshchronicle.net/instead-of-shunning-bengals-foundation-day-heres-why-bengali-hindus-must-celebrate-it-as-deliverance-day/

Indian National Congress Party senior leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the media in New Delhi on Saturday after being sentenced to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case.

Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/03/25/india-opposition-member-parliament-disqualified-convicted-criticize-prime-minister-modi/8231679763883/

January 26 was chosen as it was the same day in 1930 when one of India's main political parties Indian National Congress called for the country's independence.

Source: https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/8062777/waggas-indian-community-marks-big-day-on-australia-day/?src=rss

On a recent visit to the United Kingdom, Rahul Gandhi – the leader of the Indian National Congress, the country’s main opposition party – stated that India’s democracy was under attack, and that this has global implications.

Source: http://bangladeshchronicle.net/hypocrisy-on-stilts-in-india/