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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He also reiterated that India needed a simple tax and not the "Gabbar Singh Tax" as he had been describing the tax regime to target the Modi government.
In his three-day road trip, the Congress vice-president will cover six districts of North Gujarat.
Rahul Gandhi said that the government cannot break the back of small and medium size enterprises in the country, crush the informal sector and destroy millions of jobs.
Rahul Gandhi's elevation to the post -- taking over from his mother Sonia Gandhi -- has long been the subject of intense speculation.
Gujarat will got to polls in two phases on December 9 and 14. Counting will take place on December 18.
Rahul Gandhi, however, said he was willing to listen to the problems faced by people, and make efforts to solve them.
One year on, 80-year-old Nand Lal says he supports the government’s move and that it benefitted the economy and the nation.
In an article for The Financial Times, Rahul Gandhi said that demonetisation has “ruined the lives of millions of hard-working Indians”.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the move to ban Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes a year ago was a "tragedy".
He also accused Modi of speaking "selectively" on the issue of corruption and demanded to know where the jobs that the BJP had promised were.
Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that Pm Modi has his own interpretation of a saying from the Bhagvad Gita, and that he believes “in eating up fruits of others’ labour”.
"Great Selfish Tax (GST) to harass the people. To take away jobs. To hurt businesses. To finish the economy. GoI totally failed to tackle GST,” Mamata wrote on Twitter.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked PM Narendra Modi after the price of cooking gas was hiked again.
Jaitley said the Congress has used terrorists to defeat “one man” in the state in past three elections in Guajarat.
Gandhi will hold three rallies in Himachal Pradesh - Sirmour, Chamba and Kangra. The state will witness elections on November 9.
Varaccha is considered a stronghold of the Patel (or Patidar) community and was one of the epicentres of the Patidar quota agitation in 2015.
Gujarat will go to polls next month in two phases -- December 9 and 14. The counting of votes will take place on December 18.
The Gandhi scion is also expected to address a rally in Surat at 7 pm today.
Jignesh Mevani said he is ready to hold talks with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to know the party's stand on various demands of the Dalit community.
PM Modi will today visit poll-bound Gujarat to attend the silver jubilee function of the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar.
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