Rahul Gandhi is the Congress leader and has been representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad seat by defeating Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate PP Suneer with a margin of 4,31,770 votes. However, Gandhi was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Zubin Irani from his family's stronghold Amethi with a margin of 55,120 votes in the 2019 polls. Rahul Gandhi won three consecutive elections from Amethi in 2004, 2009 and 2014. He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates Chandra Parkash Mishra Matiyari and Asheesh Shukla in the 2004 and 2009 polls respectively from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi again won the Amethi constituency in 2014 by defeating Smriti Zubin Irani with a margin of 1,07,903 votes. Gandhi was the president of the Congress party from 2017 to 2019.
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Sheikh Hasina was in the national capital to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to return to her country on Monday. She arrived on Saturday and joined other foreign leaders at a banquet hosted by President Murmu after the glittering ceremony.
Chaudhry had earlier criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the Indian leader and his "extreme ideology" need to be defeated. He also extended support to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AAP's Arvind Kejriwal during the elections.
CWC meeting: KC Venugopal said that the revival of Congress has begun, and the atmosphere in the Congress Working Committee is entirely different now from what it was four months back.
Rahul Gandhi won both Rae Bareli and Wayanad by a margin of 3,90,030 and 3,64,422 votes respectively. The Congress leader is yet to decide which seat he will represent as MP.
A section within the party strongly feels that former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi should take over as leader of the party and opposition in the Lok Sabha. The issue is likely to be discussed in the meetings of the CWC and the Parliamentary Party.
CWC meeting: The party will also hold meeting of Congress Parliamentary Party comprising all newly elected Lok Sabha MPs and Rajya Sabha MPs followed by a dinner at Hotel Ashok at 7:00 pm.
The post of the Leader of Opposition is vacant for past 10 years as all the opposition parties lacked to fulfil the criteria required. As Congress has got the numbers to make LoP, leaders are pitching for the Gandhi scion.
Earlier, the Bengaluru court exempted the appearance of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on June 1 but stated that he must be present on June 7.
Stock markets scam charge: Piyush Goyal said that in the last 10 years of Modi Government, for the first time our market cap has crossed over 5 trillion dollars.
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Lok Sabha election results 2024: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra praised her brother, Rahul Gandhi, for his unwavering determination and commitment to truth following the party's strong performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
The Union Cabinet has recommended the dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha. This decision marks a crucial step in the transition to the formation of a new government following the recently concluded elections.
Wayanad Election Results 2024: The polling in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency was held in the second phase on April 26 along with five other 19 constituencies of the state.
Rahul Gandhi is set for a significant win in Rae Bareli, leading the BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh by over 3 lakh votes, the highest margin in Uttar Pradesh. In contrast, PM Narendra Modi leads by 1.4 lakh votes in Varanasi.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra congratulates Kishori Lal Sharma for leading against Smriti Irani in Amethi, expressing confidence in his victory. Early trends show Irani trailing by over 50,000 votes. The latest data from the Election Commission reveals a 29,400-vote deficit for Irani.
Counting of votes in all the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala seats is taking place today. Stay tuned with India TV to catch all the latest updates on election results in Kerala.
Uttar Pradesh voted in all the seven phases during the Lok Sabha election 2024. The state has the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats which is 80. Counting of votes in all the seats is underway today. Take a look at leading candidates, party in Uttar Pradesh.
Rae Bareli Election Results 2024: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi won the Rae Bareli seat five times in a row in 2004, 2006 (bypoll), 2009, 2014 and 2019. It has been a Congress bastion since then.
Wayanad Election Results 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appears to have cemented his victory here by attaining a huge lead of over 2 lakh votes against his rivals. He had won from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in 2019 with a huge margin by getting 7,06,367 votes out of the total of 10,92,197.
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