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.
Read MoreThe term of the current Gujarat Assembly will expire on 22 January 2018 and the Election Commission has declared that voting for electing the new Assembly will be held before December 18 this year.
Arjun Modhwadia on Thursday slammed the BJP for continuously targeting Rahul Gandhi and said that they should expose the Congress vice president if he is at fault
Gujarat Elections 2017: The BJP has won every Assembly election in the state since 1995 but the Congress fancies its chances this time in the absence of Narendra Modi.
Irani, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Textiles, responded to Gandhi's tweet in a similar fashion.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also slammed the Congress party for calling BJP anti-women.
Sonia Gandhi has already indicated that the elevation of the Gandhi scion as the party chief could be done "soon". "
Rahul Gandhi is widely expected to take over as Congress chief from his mother by the end of this month.
Yogi Adityanath remarks came in the wake of Rahul Gandhi's jibe at the RSS, suggesting discrimination against women in the organisation.
Veerappa Moily also expressed confidence that Rahul Gandhi would be the face of the country in 2019 and become prime minister.
'by 2025, Modi Ji will give a rocket to each and every person of Gujarat to reach the moon'- Rahul Gandhi on Twitter.
The RSS said Rahul Gandhi's remark is akin to asking whether any woman is in a men's hockey team.
Raj Babbar on Wednesday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would be reviewed once party vice-president Rahul Gandhi became the prime minister and that it would not exceed 18 per cent.
Rahul Gandhi said if voted to power, the Congress will provide free education and health to all in Gujarat.
Ruby Yadav said that the women from families of Sangh workers may not be part of committees, but are partners in the work of the Sangh.
Rahul Gandhi had said, "The BJP's thinking is that till women are silent they are good, when they start speaking up they try to shut them up."
There are speculations that Rahul Gandhi may change his constituency from Amethi to Rae Bareli in the 2019 polls, and his mother may opt for a Rajya Sabha seat.
RSS sought an apology from the Congress vice-president, saying he should first understand the activities of the Sangh.
Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day tour to poll-bound Gujarat, took a break from addressing the public rallies, and exhibited another talent – his dancing skills.
Smriti Irani’s remarks came hours after Rahul Gandhi targeted the RSS and the BJP alleging that they did not give any importance to women and asked how many of them were seen attending the Sangh's 'shakhas'.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused Rahul Gandhi of visiting Italy more often than his own parliamentary constituency Amethi
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