'Is the Congress taking a left turn, a U-turn or staying in the middle of the road?'

The empress has a new set of clothes. In her husband's time, Anil Nanda's advertising agency would have been hired to trumpet the occasion with catchy slogans. "New, Improved, Extra Value" would fit the bill after the Pachmarhi session of the Congress where Sonia Gandhi's political savvy was on public test. Most political observers, however, remain confused about the new direction. Is the party taking a left turn, a U-turn or staying in the middle of the road?