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 MoreThey just won in one state and making a big deal out of India, we have won in several states but never overreacted, said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Congress winning Karnataka elections.
Everyone in the party fought together. We talked about the incumbent government's 40 per cent commission system... but we also talked about what we will do if our government comes to power, said senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
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Those who wanted to make 'Congress Mukt Bharat' spoke many things, today the truth is "BJP Mukt Dakshin Bharat," said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge while speaking on Karnataka election results.
Karnataka results & Lok Sabha election 2024: The Karnataka victory is a big booster for Congress and 'brand Rahul Gandhi', whereas it gives a lesson to BJP that the 'Modi-factor' cannot solely pull through in every state and 'Hindutva card' electorally is not very productive in the sought region.
"Poor people defeated crony capitalists in Karnataka. We didn't fight this battle using hatred...," said Rahul.
Karnataka Election 2023: The Congress party declared that it is now certain that it has won the Karnataka assembly elections and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "lost" because the BJP has made its election campaign a "referendum on the PM."
Karnataka Election 2023: Rahul Gandhi earlier said thanks to the citizens of Karnataka or emerging to decide in favor of a 'progressive future'.
Delhi University said that such conduct from a leader of a National Party who has Z-plus security is beyond dignity.
Rahul Gandhi in Mount Abu: The former Congress president is also slated to hold a training and interaction session with Congress party workers in Mount Abu.
Karnataka election 2023: Rahul Gandhi, who is said to be on mission to revive Congress' electoral fortune, adopted an emotive and a common-man approach to re-connect his party with mass.
Karnataka election 2023: Day after riding pillion on delivery boy's scooter, Rahul Gandhi took a bus ride in Bengaluru and interacted with students and working women.
Recently, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released their press index and ranked India at 161.
In Chamarajanagar, currently, Congress is holding the seat, with C Puttarangashetty again in the fray against the regional as well as national parties.
Assam CM Sarma asserted that Sonia Gandhi has been trying to establish her son in politics for the past 20 years but has "failed".
Karnataka Assembly Election 2023: The poll-bound state is all set to witness a great battle between major factions including BJP, Congress and JDS. The single-phase voting will be held on May 10 (Wednesday) and the result will be declared on May 13 (Saturday).
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said neither Karnataka nor the country can progress without ending the atmosphere of BJP's loot and hatred.
It is worth mentioning that Chikballapur is considered a significant constituency for the ruling government as it is the home turf of Sudhakar, a "loyal" candidate of the ruling party.
Rahul Gandhi is an experienced leader and he talked to Supriya Sule to ask her how he can help, said Nana Patole, Maharashtra Congress President after Sharad Pawar resigned from NCP's top post.
Campaign in the poll-bound Karnataka has intensified ahead of the May 10 assembly elections, especially after Congress released its manifesto and announced that it will ban Bajrang Dal if comes to power.
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