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, Sept 29: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P. Chidambaram buried the hatchet on Thursday over the 2G issue involving a Finance Ministry note.Standing on the steps of North Block — which
New Delhi, Sept 26: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday had separate meetings with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P. Chidambaram, stepping in to defuse the raging row over the controversial Finance Ministry
London, Sept 25: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and industrialist Ratan Tata were among the world's “50 most influential people” along with German chancellor Angel Merkel, who was ranked No 1, according to a survey by
New Delhi, Sept 25: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has declined to grant Home Miniser P Chidambaram an audience, reports Mail Today.Chidambaram on Saturday found himself left high and dry with the Congress president Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi/Chennai, Sept 23: DMK leader T R Baalu today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi to convey party supremo M Karunanidhi's well wishes to her after her return from the US post-surgery for an undisclosed
New Delhi, Sept 15: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who had undergone a surgery in the US last month, was her usual self today, chairing a party meeting that discussed names of 98 candidates and finalized
New Delhi, Sept 13: Ailing Congress President Sonia Gandhi is still recuperating at 10, Janpath since her return from the US six days ago after a surgery for an undisclosed ailment. Sonia Gandhi, say party
New Delhi, Sept 11: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi appears to have taken control of the party affairs with mother Sonia Gandhi recuperating from surgery in Delhi. In a sign that he is in control of
New Delhi, Sept 8: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed “sorrow” and “anguish” over the Delhi High Court blast.Gandhi, who returned here this morning from London after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment, expressed her
New Delhi, Sep 8 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi returned to the capital early this morning from abroad where she underwent surgery a month ago for an undisclosed ailment. “Congress President returned early today and
New Delhi, Sep 7: Congress President Sonia Gandhi is likely to return tomorrow night after her surgery for an undisclosed ailment in an undisclosed country. She is returning to India after more than a month
New Delhi, Sept 6 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi told US diploamts in 2007 that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was a man of “integrity” that “can be hard to find” in politics, Times of India
New Delhi, Sep 5: Congress President Sonia Gandhi is recovering well and will be back here this week accompanied by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is with her in the US. Sources said Rahul
New Delhi, Sept 1 : Congress circles are abuzz with rumour that party presisdent Sonia Gandhi on her return from abroad may delegate more of her powers to her son and party general secretary Rahul
Washington, Aug 25: Congress party president Sonia Gandhi figures as the seventh most powerful woman of the world in the Forbes list which is topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Secretary of State
New Delhi, Aug 24: Congress president Sonia Gandhi is ‘recovering well' but doctors will take a call on her health before deciding on her date of return to India, party spokesman Janardhan Dwivedi said on
New Delhi, Aug 23 : Law Minister Salman Khurshid is said to be in touch with Anna Hazare's close aide Arvind Kejriwal, who today demanded that government mandate somebody officially for discussing the Lokpal issue.
New Delhi, Aug 15: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who underwent surgery in the U.S. recently for an unspecified ailment, is “much better”, her son Rahul said on Monday.Rahul Gandhi returned on Sunday evening after attending
New Delhi, Aug 12: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who underwent a surgery in a US hospital, is “convalescing very well”, Home Minister P Chidambaram said today.Responding to a question about the latest medical condition of
New York, Aug 8: Some supporters of Congress president Sonia Gandhi gathered outside a local hospital here, where they believe she has been admitted, and prayed for her speedy recovery after a surgery for an
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