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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Pointing towards state's Chief Minister Kamal Nath, the Congress leader asked him to get the scam probed afresh.
The apex court told his lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi: "What is the meaning of regret within brackets? ...You needed a 22-page affidavit to express complete regret? You make a statement and try to justify? Where have we said what you have attributed to us in public speeches?"
In a speech in Wardha, Modi had slammed Congress President Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Wayanad.
The apex court was hearing the contempt petition filed by BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi against Rahul Gandhi after he “wrongly attributed” 'chowkidar chor hai' comment to the court.
Ministry of Home Affairs, on Monday, issued a notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his citizenship after receiving a complaint from Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy. MHA has asked Rahul Gandhi to respond in the matter within a 'fortnight'.
“The entire world knows Rahul Gandhi is an Indian citizen by birth. Modi ji has no answer for unemployment; Modi ji has no answer for agrarian distress and black money. That's why he's resorting to fake narrative through his government's notices to divert attention,” party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Rahul Gandhi to respond in the matter within a 'fortnight'.
The Lok Sabha polls are just a few days away and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, the EC will take a decision on complaints of model code violations by PM Modi, Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi today.
In another development, on Tuesday, the poll panel is also likely to discuss the possible dates for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.
It will be for all to see if the Election Commission takes a tough stand on complaints of alleged violations of model code of conduct against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and BJP President Amit Shah.
Youths wearing T-shirts with the BJP's "main bhi chowkidar" slogan at a rally on Monday caught the attention of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who asked them about the 2 crore jobs promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed regret again for "incorrectly" attributing his 'chowkidar chor hai' remark to the Supreme Court and accused BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi of trying to drag the court into a political controversy for "personal gains and political mileage" by moving the contempt petition against him.
Gandhi promised to give government jobs to 22 lakh youths in one year, make 10 lakh recruitment in panchayats and said no farmer will be jailed for not repaying loan, if the Congress is voted to power.
BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi moved the SC seeking action against the Congress party president over his 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' rant.
Voting in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls 2019 has concluded. As many as 957 candidates are contesting for 72 seats in nine states - Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir. Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from West Bengal's Asansol and a few other places in the state. Read on to know how April 29 -- phase 4 polling of the Lok Sabha election -- unfolded.
In a video shared online, Smriti Irani was seen drawing water and helping villagers douse the fire.
Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Sitamarhi and Saran Lok Sabha segments set to go to polls in the fifth phase of general elections Amit Shah also drew a contrast between PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, claiming that the prime minister has been working “tirelessly for the past 20 years” unlike the Congress president “who needs a prolonged holiday every few months”.
The information is based on the online 'refund status' provided by the Tax Information Network of the Income Tax Department.
The Lok Sabha polls are just a few days away and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, Amit Shah addressed massive rallies in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Sunday, while Priyanka Gandhi addressed a public meeting in UP's Bahraich. PM Modi had a day-off. Consituencies from nine states go to polls on Monday in fourth phase. Read on to know how April 28 unfolded.
Replying to questions from Rajat Sharma in the show Aap Ki Adalat, Tejashwi Yadav, who has taken charge of RJD in the absence of his father Lalu Prasad -- presently in jail, said: "Rahul Gandhi deserves to be the prime minister, because he has a long political innings as MP from Amethi. Moreover, he is the president of India's oldest political party."
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