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 meeting comes days after former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren joined the BJP after resigning from the JMM citing dissatisfaction with the party’s current style of functioning and "bitter humiliation".
Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said that when the Congress comes to power, Rahul Gandhi has "earned this right" and he can "rightfully make a claim to the prime minister's post".
The Bengaluru Police have registered an FIR against Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury and an Indian news portal staffer for allegedly spreading false information and misinformation about senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
The RSS backed the caste census demand and said that it should be held for the betterment of the people and not for electoral gains in the country.
Rahul Gandhi posted a video of his journey in a DTC bus and interaction with its employees on X. He flagged "injustice" done to them by the government.
Aap Ki Adalat: Kangana earlier described Rahul as bitter and poisonous, She added that I said what the entire nation is saying. He is going abroad and asking America to intervene in our affairs.
Rahul Gandhi in US: Informing about his itinerary, Pitroda said that the Congress leader will be in Dallas on September 8 and in Washington DC on September 9 and 10th.
Rahul Gandhi will campaign for the candidates of the Congress-National Conference alliance during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir for the Assembly Elections, a senior leader said.
Rahul Gandhi won from both Wayanad and Raebareli, but ended up retaining his seat in Uttar Pradesh.
A 22-year-old Dalit man, Arjun Pasi, was shot dead on August 11 allegedly after an altercation with some locals. Six people have been arrested in the case so far, according to police.
India TV Fact Check: A picture of Rahul Gandhi going viral on social media with a claim that the Congress leader is already married and he pretends to be a bachelor.
This would be Rahul Gandhi's first foreign visit since assuming the post of the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha after the Congress won 99 out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. He is expected to meet students and US lawmakers during his week-long trip.
The BJP distanced itself from Kangana Ranaut's statement where she said that the farmers' protests could have led to a Bangladesh-like situation if strong measures had not been taken by the government.
Janmashtami 2024: Krishna Janmashtami, one of the most celebrated Hindu festivals, marks the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu.
Rahul Gandhi made the remark during a 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan', while pressing for a nationwide "caste census". The former Congress chief said that without the participation of 90 per cent of its people, the country cannot operate.
Mayawati attacked the BJP and the I.N.D.I.A bloc, alleging that while the ruling party has adopted an anti-SC/ST stance over the issue of sub-classification and identifying creamy layer for reservation within the communities, the opposition coalition's silence on the matter is proving to be "fatal".
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Rahul Gandhi was in Prayagraj to address 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan' where he took a potshot at the BJP-led Centre over caste census.
The Congress-National Conference alliance was announced by NC president Farooq Abdullah after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held discussions with the NC leadership in Srinagar on August 22.
The accident occurred near Sidhra when the Congress leader was returning to the Jagti migrant township after attending the event. The Congress party's leadership expressed deep shock over his demise and extended heartfelt condolences to his family.
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