Then came the tea. Rahul Gandhi didn’t call it a strategy meeting; he called it high tea. At his home. With opposition MPs, student groups, civil society leaders... and tea. Why? Because after a massive protest against alleged voter roll deletions (130 million names wiped, they say), the opposition needed to regroup; quietly, carefully, but together. The real story? It’s not the protest. It’s what happened after. As police detained leaders from the youth-led ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ at Jantar Mantar, Gandhi hosted them; not on the streets, but at his doorstep. No media frenzy. No grand speeches. Just strategy. The goal? Keep the pressure on. Not with chaos; but with coordination. One movement. One voice. No splits. And while the BJP calls them “anarchists”, the opposition is betting on patience, unity, and maybe a second cup of tea. Sometimes, democracy doesn’t shout. It sips.