Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had more than one reason to choose Wayanad in Kerala as his second seat of the contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Apart from being a Congress bastion, the city also has a strong emotional connection with the party chief.

"We face problems due to attacks by elephants at our homes inside the forest. We won't cast vote this time. There is no use of participating in elections," a tribal woman said.

Thangakabalu had left the internet in splits last month when he starred in a series of memes over the botched up translation of Rahul Gandhi's speech.

Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from the Wayanad constituency for Lok Sabha polls 2019, earlier in the morning. He will also be contesting the election from Amethi, his party bastion.

Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers before the District Collector AR Ajayakumar at the district headquarters in Kalpetta today. 

The Congress manifesto for general elections 2019 promises new ministries for the industry, services, and employment, among others.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had defeated Smriti Irani by a margin of over 1.07 lakh votes, retaining the Amethi seat.

The Union finance minister, later through a blog, referred to Rahul Gandhi and said this man makes reckless allegations without any basis. 

Thursday is the last date for filing of nominations from Wayanad, with polling for all of Kerala's 20 Lok Sabha constituencies to be held on April 23.

The general elections are just a few days away and political parties are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the mandate swings in their favour. Be it the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, Trinamool Congress or the Samajwadi Party, the campaigning is all heated up and interspersed with quirks, comments, remarks, and sexism. Stay tuned to this space as IndiaTVNews.com brings to you live and latest updates on the run-up to the general election 2019.

Sonia Gandhi was seen talking to Gowda, who also heads the party's research department. She apparently also wanted a bigger image of party's hand symbol as also a brighter layout.

Qualified ex-servicemen will be given lateral entry into civil service if Congress is voted to power and the central paramilitary forces will also be opened up to them said Rahul Gandhi

In its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls released Tuesday, the Congress promised that if voted to power it will review the AFSAP, which provides special powers to the force, in Jammu and Kashmir. It also proposed to omit Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code that defines the offence of 'sedition', saying it has been "misused" and become "redundant because of subsequent laws".   

Terming the Congress a "history-sheeter" in "making mockery of poverty", he said the party should realise that "mountain of slogans" cannot get votes for it.

In his comments, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar had said Rahul Gandhi's promise of minimum income guarantee to poor is unimplementable.

Modi's Kolkata rally will be the first covered rally in the history of Brigade Parade Ground, that has hosted several rallies over the decades. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's mega anti-BJP rally on January 19, that brought leaders of 23 opposition parties on one stage, was also held.  

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A city court on Tuesday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury to appear before it on April 30 to respond to the charges of defaming RSS by allegedly linking it to journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder.

Congress Manifesto 2019: The 55-page document titled 'Hum Nibhayenge' (We will deliver) focused on addressing the issues of joblessness, farm distress, safety of women and boosting the rural economy, with stress on building a narrative on "real issues" faced by people. Here are the top poll promises made by Congress in the manifesto:

Of the many strategic moves the Congress party has employed in past few months in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls, its president, Rahul Gandhi, contesting from Kerala's Wayanad, in addition to Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, is the most thought-provoking.