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 MoreBharat Jodo Yatra will pass through Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Nilambur, Mysuru, Bellary, Raichur, Vikarabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Indore, Kota, Dausa, Alwar, Bulandshahr, Delhi, Ambala, Pathankot, Jammu, and end in Srinagar.
Himanta Sarma Akhand Bharat remark: Pakistan's Foreign Office statement was referring to Sarma's statement that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should try to integrate Pakistan and Bangladesh with India for creating "Akhand Bharat" if he had any regret about the Partition designed by his ancestors.
Lok Sabha 2024: Speaking to reporters after meeting several non-BJP leaders here, Kumar said he had "very good and long discussions".
Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra: Interim chief Sonia Gandhi said that it's a landmark occasion for Congress, confident that our organisation will be rejuvenated.
Bharat Jodo Yatra: Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi attended a prayer meeting at the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial in Sriperumbudur. He then left for Kanyakumari.
Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra': With the launch of the Yatra on Wednesday at a mega rally here, the Congress is seeking to flag economic disparities, social polarisation and political centralisation, while attempting to make gains in what it often described as battle of ideologies.
The meeting between Gandhi and Kumar at the former Congress chief's residence lasted almost an hour. Kumar was accompanied by Bihar Water Resources Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Sanjay Kumar Jha.
This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Kumar walked out of the NDA in Bihar and formed a Mahagathbandhan government with the RJD, Congress and outside support of the Left.
Gujarat Election 2022: Rahul Gandhi promised to waive loans to farmers at the 'Parivartan Sankalp Rally' that was held in Ahmedabad.
The Congress on Sunday held a 'Mehngai par halla bol' rally at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, which was addressed by former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and a host of other party leaders.
Congress Halla Bol rally: In one India, the poor, the unprivileged, have to struggle while in another India, which is for 2-3 industrialists, their every dream is being fulfilled.
JD(U) is likely to authorise Kumar to hold talks with Opposition leaders to bring them on one platform for the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the sources said.
Hyderabad: Rahul Gandhi is expected to be joined by Congress cadres to march along him for Bharat Jodo Yatra, covering the Telangana state. It will cover four Lok Sabha constituencies and nine Assembly constituencies. The total distance covered would be 366 KM.
Congress President Election: While Tharoor declined to comment on whether he would throw his hat into the ring, he has written an article for the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi in which he called for a "free and fair" election.
The last time the election was conducted for the Congress President's post was in 2000 when Jitendra Prasada has challenged Sonia Gandhi but lost.
On G-23 letter, Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "I didn't sleep for 6 days before and after writing the letter (G23) because we gave blood for the party. People there today are useless...It's saddening that Congress has such spokesmen who don't even know about us..."
Even as the Congress claimed that no doubts were raised over the election procedure for choosing the party president, sources have said that senior leader Anand Sharma did raise some questions.
Congress presidential election: Salman Khurshid also said efforts will be made to persuade Gandhi to take over the presidency of the party once he returns from abroad.
CWC meeting today: The sources had said that the election for the post of president has now become a challenge for Congress with the reluctance of Rahul Gandhi to contest the polls.
Bengaluru: Rahul Gandhi is needed for 'Jodo Bharat". "We will ask him, we will force him and request him to return as Congress President", said M Mallikarjun Kharge.
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