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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New Delhi, Nov 22: Congress President Sonia Gandhi was back in Parliament today attending the Lok Sabha after staying away from the entire Monsoon Session for treatment for an undisclosed ailment.Dressed in a bright blue
New Delhi, Nov 20: Congress on Saturday said party chief Sonia Gandhi's health is fine and she is looking after party work thoroughly.“As far Soniaji's health is concerned, she is perfectly fine and looking after
New Delhi, Nov 19: The nation today remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 94th birth anniversary with President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari among prominent personalities who paid rich tributes to
New Delhi, Nov 13: While Rahul Gandhi has raised the issue of corruption during the course of the current Lok Sabha, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has not brought it up. This has been stated by
New Delhi, Nov 9: Congress President Sonia Gandhi's speech in Uttarkhand today, which made a veiled attack on Team Anna, sparks a political slugfest between Congress and BJP over the issue of corruption. While BJP
New Delhi, Nov 9: Team Anna today voiced hope that the government will deliver on Sonia Gandhi's promise of bringing a strong Lokpal bill in Winter Session of Parliament or else, the activists warned, they
Gochar-Chamoli (U'khand) Nov 9: Sonia Gandhi today attacked Team Anna for raising “hue and cry” on Lokpal issue issue despite a pledge by her government to bring an effective and strong Bill and said corruption
New Delhi, Nov 9: No government department seems to have any information about the tours and travels undertaken by the UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi as an RTI application kept moving to different ministries without any
New Delhi, Nov 9: Congress President Sonia Gandhi's much-anticipated public rally in Uttarakhand, the first after she underwent surgery abroad, was cancelled today owing to her indisposition.“The Congress President is suffering from fever. Her visit
New Delhi, Nov 6: Hitting back at L K Advani for accusing Congress President Sonia Gandhi of remaining silent on issues of corruption, black money and inflation, Digvijay Singh today wondered whether age was catching
Mumbai, Nov 5: BJP leader L K Advani today questioned the silence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi on black money, corruption and inflation and asked her to speak on these issues.“Why is the Congress president
Dehra Dun, Nov 2: The Congress will begin its campaign for 2012 Uttarakhand Assembly poll with an election rally at Gauchar in Chamoli district to be addressed by party president Sonia Gandhi on November 9.
New Delhi, Oct 31: The President, Prime Minister and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday went to Shakti Sthal here today to offer prayers to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 27th death anniversary.Lok
New Delhi, Oct 22 : DMK chief M Karunanidhi today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the first such meeting between the two leaders after their alliance's rout in the April 13 Tami Nadu Assembly polls.Karunanidhi
Chennai, Oct 21: DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said he would call on Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi tomorrow during his visit to New Delhi.“I will certainly meet her,” he told reporters when
Nizamabad, Oct 19: Playing up the Telangana issue, BJP leader L K Advani today accused the UPA government of going back on its promise and dragging the region into misery and asked it to shun
Panaji, Oct 13: In the backdrop of allegations pertaining to illegal mining, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat met Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the national capital, sources said today.Though Kamat government has been facing heat
Nagpur, Oct 9: The widow of a Vidarbha farmer has written a letter to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi threatening to commit suicide to protest harassment from her in-laws. Aparna Malikar, the widow who recently won
New Delhi, Oct 2: After undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment nearly two months ago, Sonia Gandhi today made her first public appearance when she attended a prayer meeting at Raj Ghat on the occasion
New Delhi, Sept 30: Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC) members Aruna Roy and Harsh Mander on Thursday asked Planning Commission deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia to either withdraw the Planning Commission's affidavit on the
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