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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Mandi (HP), Oct 22: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today kick-started the poll campaign in Himachal Pradesh with a scathing attack on the BJP-led government and accused it of not making any efforts to take the
Vadodara, Oct 19: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the voters to reject Congress, which is contesting the coming assembly election with the promise of changing 'dasha' and 'disha' (conditions and direction) of
New Delhi, Oct 19: The Congress party during the Haryana assembly elections in 2009 gave ticket to the brother of a property dealer who had facilitated land deals for Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in
Mangalore, Oct 18: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today lashed out at the BJP saying it was only "pretending to fight corruption". Addressing Congress workers rally here, Sonia Gandhi asked: "It is the UPA, not NDA
Patna, Oct 16: Alleging that Robert Vadra used his ‘connections' with the Gandhi family to accumulate wealth and commit other improprieties, Janata Party chief Subramaniam Swami today questioned Arvind Kejriwal for restricting his expose to
New Delhi, Oct 15: Launching fresh attack on activist-turned politician Arvind Kejriwal, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today claimed that Arvind Kejriwal had requested him to recommend his name for a place in National Advisory
Chiding Manmohan Singh government for "coming out in defence" of Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said Congress "lacks" such sensitivity in expressing solidarity with victims of terrorism."There were some
Chandigarh, Oct 11: Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala today sought to clarify his remark about supporting Khaps' (panchayats) demand for allowing marriage of minor girls to avoid rapes, saying that it was only
New Delhi, Oct 11: Congress has reacted sharply to Swami Ramdev's comments on Sonia Gandhi. After reports of rapes of minor girls came from Haryana, Sonia Gandhi had said that such cases are being reported
New Delhi, Oct 10 : Activist Arvind Kejriwal today said he along with disabled activists will gherao the residence of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday demanding resignation of Law Minsiter Salman Khurshid following allegations
Banaskantha, Oct 9: Targeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi over the rape of a dalit girl in Haryana, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today said that she did not have guts even to advice Congress-ruled states
Narwana (Haryana), Oct 9: The men behind the gang-rape of a Dalit girl who committed suicide in a village near this Haryana town should get the severest punishment, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said here Tuesday
Ahmedabad, Oct 8: Continuing his tirade against Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked her for “failing” to address the issue of price rise during her rally in Rajkot a
New Delhi, Oct 7 : Stung by social activist Arvind Kejriwal's allegations of corruption, real estate major DLF Saturday vehemently denied it had advanced any unsecured loan to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra.DLF
New Delhi, Oct 6: India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said that he is ready to face a defamation case if the corruption charges levied against Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia
New delhi, Oct 6: All of a sudden, Robert Vadra has become a hot topic in India. Everybody wants to know more and more about the man who happens to be the husband of Priyanka
New Delhi, Oct 5: The Prime Minister's Office today rubbished the claim by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi that Rs 1,880 crore were spent on overseas visits of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, saying it was
Ahmedabad, Oct 4: In a suprising change of tack, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today said, he had never questioned Congress president Sonia Gandhi's treatment expenses, and alleged, the Congress was resorting to 'emotional blackmail'
New Delhi, Oct 3: Stung by Congress President Sonia Gandhi's attack on Gujarat government led by Narendra Modi, BJP today hit back saying she has no “moral right” to raise the issue of corruption as
Rajkot, Oct 3: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today avoided Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's attack on her and the Centre demanding details of expenses on her foreign travels and said she was not bothered about
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