Rahul Gandhi's coronation as the Congress president next month is taking place at the right time for him and the party.

Over the last two months, he has undergone a remarkable metamorphosis. It is difficult to say why this change has taken place, but there is little doubt about its reality.

From someone who tried to cover up his inadequacies in the fields of ideas and oratory by his shrillness in Parliament and outside, Rahul Gandhi has suddenly become calm and composed — a person who can articulate his views cogently and is not afraid to mock himself by saying that he has been called "stupid" by a section of citizens ostensibly associated with the saffron camp.