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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Babhalgaon, Aug 16 (Maha), Aug 15: Thousands of grieving supporters and family on Wednesday bade a tearful adieu to Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh whose mortal remains were consigned to flames at his native Babhalgaon village
Latur, Maharashtra, Aug 15: The mortal remains of Union minister vilasrao Deshmukh arrived this morning at Latur airfield from Chennai.The body was taken to his ancestral village Babhalgaon, where it will be kept at Dayanand
Kokrajhar (Assam), Aug 13: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said refugees hit by the recent violence in lower Assam will have to wait for some time for the situation to become calmer before returning home.
New Delhi, Aug 12: The weekly newspaper Sunday Guardian, edited by M J Akbar, has reported that Priyanka Vadra may replace Congress president Sonia Gandhi as the party candidate from Rae Bareli in the 2004
New Delhi, Aug 9: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was today forced to eat his words and apologise in the Rajya Sabha after he made a remark about SP member and film star Jaya Bachchan triggering
New Delhi, Aug 8: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today lost her cool in Lok Sabha, when senior BJP leader L K Advani described the UPA rule as an 'illegitimate' government. While moving an adjournement motion
Kolkata, Aug 5: In a significant move before the vice-presidential poll, Mamata Banerjee today asked Trinamool Congress MPs to attend the luncheon being hosted by the UPA chairperson in New Delhi in response to an
New Delhi, Jul 26: Pushing for Rahul Gandhi's active role in Parliament, 10 Congress MPs have written to party chief Sonia Gandhi suggesting his appointment as the Leader of the Lok Sabha, saying it was
Lucknow, July 25: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will arrive on a two-day visit to her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli tomorrow.On the first day, Gandhi will lay the foundation stone for strengthening and broadening works of
Mumbai, July 23: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said that Pranab Mukherjee should begin his tenure as President by rejecting the mercy plea of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and create history. Congratulating Mukherjee
New Delhi, July 22: A festive atmosphere prevailed outside the residence of Pranab Mukherjee with beating of drums, distribution of sweets and bursting of crackers as a host of political leaders, associates and his relatives
New Delhi, Jul 19:Breaking his silence on the growing clamour in Congress, Rahul Gandhi today indicated he will play a proactive role and the decision on the timing will be taken by party president Sonia
New Delhi, Jul 18: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said it is for Rahul Gandhi to decide for himself on playing a larger role in the party.“No one can take a decision on his behalf.
Kolkata, Jul 13: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today declined to attend the dinner being hosted by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on the eve of Presidential elections.Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel rang
Nagpur, July 13: Senior Congress leader and Union Minister M Veerappa Moily today said Rahul Gandhi is like a “magnet” for party workers and it was up to him to decide on a larger role
New Delhi, July 13: A formal decision on Hamid Ansari as UPA's candidate for Vice Presidential election is likely to be taken at a meeting of the ruling alliance here tomorrow.A second term for incumbent
New Delhi, Jul 13: A day before the July 19 Presidential poll, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will host a lunch for the MPs of UPA and supporting parties. Party sources said that the luncheon get-together
New Delhi, Jul 12: A day before the July 19 Presidential poll, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will host a lunch for the MPs of UPA and supporting parties. Party sources said that the luncheon get-together
Mumbai, July 10: After being slandered in a recent issue by the Times Magazine which called him an " Underachiever" , Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has found himself at the receiving end of yet another
New Delhi, July 10: Using Law Minister Salman Khurshid's reported remarks, Opposition today attacked Congress saying this confirms the ruling party and the government are directionless but the minister clarified that his comments were misinterpreted
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