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 MoreAccording to reports, more police forces have been deployed at the location. Congress claimed that over 5,000 Yatris are at the location currently.
Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh said that the only objective was to stop Rahul Gandhi from visiting the religious place.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was denied entry at the Batadrava shrine in Assam amid Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya. He took a veiled dig at the Prime Minister and questioned the public if he had committed a crime in visiting the temple.
Congress has alleged that since the yatra's entry in Assam, "the most corrupt CM in India has been carrying out relentless attacks on our convoys, properties and leaders using his goons."
Rahul Gandhi's video surfaced on social media hours after the Congress alleged an attack by BJP workers on Jairam Ramesh's car during Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Assam.
Sadhvi Ritambhara appeared in India TV's Aap Ki Adalat show and spoke on Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony, Uniform Civil Code, AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, among various other issues.
Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', led by its leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday entered Assam through Haluwating in Sivasagar district from Nagaland.
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expresses optimism about the finalisation of seat-sharing among I.N.D.I.A constituent parties in Uttar Pradesh. With 100 days left for elections, he emphasises the need to focus on ground-level work.
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The Congress has particularly declined the invitation for the January 22 Ram Mandir consecration ceremony and had termed it as a RSS/BJP event.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0, named as Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, began today from Manipur. Rahul Gandhi will look to revive the political fortunes of the party through the Yatra which will majorly cover the Hindi heartland states, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The Yatra will culminate in Mumbai.
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The Congress has said that it is taking out the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as the government did not give it a chance to raise people's issues in Parliament
I.N.D.I.A bloc has been formed to take on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections, due to be held in April-May this year. The alliance members held a virtual meeting to discuss key issues including seat-sharing.
The Opposition alliance held a virtual meeting today in which discussions was held on seat-sharing among top leaders of the I.N.D.I.A bloc. Talks on appointing the convenor of the alliance were also likely to be held today.
The 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' is scheduled to traverse 6,713 km in buses and on foot. It will cover 110 districts, 100 Lok Sabha seats and 337 assembly segments in 66 days and culminate in Mumbai on March 20.
Earlier, the Congress party had forgot to book the domain to receive donation funds and before it could have done so, someone else booked it. This is the second such goof-up by the party.
I.N.D.I.A bloc will have no common manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, due to be held in April-May this year, sources said. Each party in the alliance will have their own manifesto, however, the bloc will work for a common agenda.
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