Sonia Gandhi is an Indian politician of Italian descent. By way of her marriage to Rajiv Gandhi, she is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family. She was a former president of the Congress party. In 1998, she took over as the party leader and remained in office for a record nineteen years. Under her leadership, the party formed the government post the 2004 elections. She has since been credited for being instrumental in formulating the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). After the 2004 victory, Gandhi declined the premiership and instead led the ruling alliance and the National Advisory Council. In 2009, UPA was re-elected to power. Her foreign birth has been a subject of much debate and controversy. In December 2017, she stepped down as the Congress president. Sonia Gandhi has been widely described as one of the most powerful politicians in the country. She is also listed among the most powerful women in the world. Early life: She was born in a small village near Vicenza, Italy and was raised in a Roman Catholic Christian family. For higher education, she moved to Cambridge and in 1968, married Rajiv Gandhi. After marriage, she took up Indian citizenship and began living in India. Following her husband's assassination, she finally agreed to join politics in 1997.
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In a moment of unity, PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi shook hands at Parliament today, welcoming Om Birla as the new Lok Sabha Speaker, underscoring bipartisan support. Rahul Gandhi, set to be Leader of the Opposition, continues a family legacy.
Leaders of the INDIA bloc, including Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, stage a protest in Parliament today.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi turns 54 on June 19, 2024. Born into a prominent political family, his early education was at The Doon School, followed by studies in Florida and Cambridge. Rahul entered politics in 2004, winning the Amethi seat.
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Sheikh Hasina was in the national capital to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to return to her country on Monday. She arrived on Saturday and joined other foreign leaders at a banquet hosted by President Murmu after the glittering ceremony.
A section within the party strongly feels that former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi should take over as leader of the party and opposition in the Lok Sabha. The issue is likely to be discussed in the meetings of the CWC and the Parliamentary Party.
Lok Sabha election results 2024: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra praised her brother, Rahul Gandhi, for his unwavering determination and commitment to truth following the party's strong performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
Rahul Gandhi is set for a significant win in Rae Bareli, leading the BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh by over 3 lakh votes, the highest margin in Uttar Pradesh. In contrast, PM Narendra Modi leads by 1.4 lakh votes in Varanasi.
India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru passed away on May 27, 1964 at the age of 74 in New Delhi after a heart attack.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi paid homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 33rd death anniversary at Vir Bhumi in Delhi.
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Sonia Gandhi was first elected as an MP from Rae Bareli in 2004 and represented the seat till earlier this year when she vacated it on getting elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Rahul Gandhi is contesting from here apart from Kerala's Wayanad in 2024 elections.
India TV EXCLUSIVE: When asked about her potential entry into politics, Robert Vadra mentioned that if the people and her family desire it, she will surely enter politics.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Rahul Gandhi is contesting the elections in Rae Bareli constituency against BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh. The Congress is looking to retain the seat after Sonia Gandhi left and got elected for Rajya Sabha this year.
The Congress fortress of Amethi was breached in the last general election in 2019 when Irani beat Rahul Gandhi by more than 55,000 votes. Sonia Gandhi defeated BJP's Singh by over 1,67,000 votes in Rae Bareli in 2019. Sonia Gandhi moved to Rajya Sabha ahead of the polls.
The Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat has been a strong bastion of the Gandhi family. Sonia Gandhi held the constituency for four consecutive terms. Following her election to Rajya Sabha, Rahul Gandhi is contesting the seat in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Rahul Gandhi is the incumbent Lok Sabha MP from Kerala's Wayanad. In 2024 elections, he is contesting from two seats -- Wayanad once again and Rae Bareli for the firs time. Rae Bareli has remained a Congress' stronghold for decades.
Lok Sabha elections: Acharya Pramod Krishnam's comments assume significance because there were speculations that Priyanka Gandhi would contest from Rae Bareli.
Polling in Rae Bareli will take place in the fifth phase on May 20. Amethi, where the Congress scion lost to BJP's Smriti Irani by a margin of 55,000 votes in 2019, will also vote in the fifth phase.
Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Rae Bareli, a Congress' stronghold, in the presence of Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mallikarjun Kharge, ex-Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Robert Vadra.
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