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 MoreAryan Khan had an emotional reunion with parents Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan on October 30 (Saturday) when he returned home from Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail after spending 22 days there following his arrest in a Narcotics Control Bureau raid on a cruise ship off the city coast.
A day before Diwali, Rahul Gandhi said, "I wish the Modi government had a sensitive heart for the public."
Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi wrote, "Dear Virat... these people are filled with hate because nobody gives them any love. Forgive them. Protect the team."
Captain sent a seven-page resignation letter to party president Sonia Gandhi, sources said. Singh had quit as the Punjab chief minister in September amid a bitter power tussle with state Congress chief Navjot Sidhu.
In his resignation letter, Singh has expressed concern over Congress's decision to appoint Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Congress President and has written to Sonia Gandhi that one day the Congress high command will have to regret its decision.
In the video, Rahul shared heartbreaking visuals of himself crying at his grandmother's funeral. He was only 14 at the time.
CM Pramod Sawant said he wanted leaders of national parties to come to Goa so that business (of the hotel industry and taxi operators) would grow.
Priyanka Gandhi said, "Iron Man" Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel raised the voice of farmers' rights and self-respect in the Bardoli Satyagraha.
"A great example of women power, humble tributes to Mrs Indira Gandhi on her martyrdom day," Rahul Gandhi said.
The Congress leader, on his day-long visit to Goa to kick-off election campaigning, said that Congress will provide sustainable employment by developing an education hub, healthcare hub, and tourism in Goa.
Rahul Gandhi, who arrived in Goa for a day-long visit on Friday ahead of the 2022 polls, was seen wearing a mask and a helmet during the ride in the video and had travelled on the two-wheeler taxi for almost five kilometres.
Talking about the assurances made by Congress, Rahul said, "My credibility is important to me. Unlike many other leaders, when I say something here, I will make sure it happens."
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will also interact with party workers in Goa today.
Puneeth Rajkumar, 46, was rushed to a hospital Friday morning after he complained of chest pain. He later died of a heart attack.
The poll strategist said that the BJP will be at the centre of Indian politics for years, it wins or loses, much like the Congress in the first 40 years after Independence.
The Apex court observed that freedom of the press is an “important pillar” of democracy and said the court's task in the Pegasus matter assumes great significance.
"Jumla-version of the vaccine story won't save lives. Actual vaccination will," Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter using the hashtag "#DutyToVaccinate".
The present Constitution of Congress was written in the 1920s and some of its clauses look impractical in today's world.
The present constitution of the Congress party was written in the 1920s and some of its clauses look impractical in today's world and that's precisely what the leaders from some north-east states raised in the meeting that was held at AICC headquarters.
During the visit, Gandhi would address a convention of Congress workers at SPM Stadium in Bambolim near here and also participate in various other party-level events scheduled that day, Chodankar told PTI.
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