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 MorePranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha said that the Congress should think about whom to project as its face, as the party had lost badly in the last two Lok Sabha elections when Rahul Gandhi was the party's face.
Sitharaman in her Interim Budget speech had announced that the government will come out with a white paper on the economy outlining the economic mismanagement in the 10 years of UPA rule till 2014.
"Modi ji was not born as an OBC. Modi ji's caste ghanchi was included in the OBC (list) in 2000 by the then BJP government in Gujarat. Your PM was not from the OBC," Rahul Gandhi said.
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai's remarks underscored the government's determination to uphold transparency and accountability in governance, particularly in addressing allegations of corruption and malpractice within state institutions.
Rahul Gandhi also launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying when the demand for caste census was raised and the time came to give rights to OBCs, Dalits and tribals, the PM stated there are no castes, but when it is time to get votes, he says he is an OBC.
Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, sparked a debate by questioning the prevailing ideology within the Congress party, advocating for leadership beyond the Nehru-Gandhi family.
Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP government over the recent political developments in Jharkhand and alleged that the party tried to topple the government as the chief minister was a tribal.
Rahul Gandhi is leading Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra which is presently in Jharkhand. Chief Minister Champai Soren won the trust vote by 47-29 in the state Assembly today, showcasing strength of his government.
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Notable leaders such as Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada, former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Hardik Patel, Sushmita Dev, and RPN Singh have all severed ties with the party in recent years.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will proceed to Dhanbad where the participants will camp for the night.
Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP over the recent developments in Jharkhand and alleged that the saffron party tried to destabilise the state government with a conspiracy.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh reiterated that the Opposition's alliance is only for the Lok Sabha elections and not for the Assembly polls in the states.
Centre is collecting taxes to the tune of more than Rs 4 lakh crore from Karnataka but how much we are getting in return? We must question this. Since the 16th Finance Commission is going to start, if this is not rectified then the southern states will have to raise their voice, DK Suresh said.
Notably, JMM executive president Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land fraud after he resigned as Jharkhand chief minister.
Addressing a public rally in Purnea district as part of his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', Gandhi had on Tuesday claimed that Nitish Kumar was feeling trapped after getting a caste survey conducted under pressure from the 'Mahagathbandhan' partners and the BJP "provided him with a way out".
The first phase of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in West Bengal concluded on Monday, as it stepped into Bihar from Islampur. However, it re-entered West Bengal through Debipur, Ratua in Malda district.
The Congress's Yatra in Bihar coincides with the return of former ally and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the BJP. Prior to Nitish's realignment, the Congress had been in a coalition government with the JD(U) in Bihar.
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