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: Congress on Thursday dismissed BJP's objection to a fourth term for Sonia Gandhi as party chief saying she could become the head of the party 40 times. "We do not discuss the constitution
New Delhi : Sonia Gandhi, who is set to be re-elected as Congress Chief for a record fourth term after holding the top post for 12 years, was once a reluctant politician whose crowning glory
New Delhi : With Sonia Gandhi set to become Congress president for the fourth consecutive term, BJP on Thursday said she should offer the chair of party chief to somebody outside the Gandhi family just
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi is all set to be re-elected as Congress President for a record fourth term this week with the polls for the top party post likely to be an uncontested affair. The
CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat had decided to teach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi a lesson for the 'insult' meted out to him on the nuclear deal issue by withdrawing support
New Delhi: Concerned over the situation in Kashmir, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said there was need to reach out to the people of the state by addressing their "anger and pain" through dialogue
New Delhi: Under attack for delay in several key Commonwealth Games projects, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday briefed Congress president Sonia Gandhi about the city's overall preparation for the event. Dikshit met Gandhi
The Congress on Friday attacked BJP in Chhattisgarh for portraying its chief Sonia Gandhi as a "witch" in a cartoon on price rise, saying it has crossed the "limits of decency". "We always say that
Even as Parliament witnessed a week-long logjam over price rise, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has justified the hike in fuel prices saying it was "necessary" and has been done for increasing the availability of funds
New Delhi: Expressing pain over the upsurge in violence in Kashmir, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said the state government should give a push to development to address the situation besides bringing to book elements
With the Monsoon session of Parliament commencing on July 26, Prime Minister Manmonhan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday deliberated with UPA allies on the strategy to counter the Opposition which plans to
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has sought action on eight-year old Aman Khan's death and has expressed concern at Kanpur boy's death, sources have told. She has even asked party MP Sriprakash Jaiswal to visit the
Congress on Friday refused to be dragged into the controversy surrounding the yatra of Andhra Pradesh MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy saying it was a case of an individual MP and as it was limited to
LJP president Ramvilas Paswan on Thursday clarified that he had received no official proposal from the Congress to join the Union cabinet. "It is nothing but speculative the reports of my joining the government... I
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has given up plans to visit the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Haridwar to avoid any "inconvenience" to the devotees and saints who have gathered there for the auspicious occasion. In a
Expelled SP leader Amar Singh, who has been sending friendly signals to Congress leadership, on Thursday defended Sonia Gandhi in the row involving Amitabh Bachchan, saying he did not see her hand in "hounding" of
Congress President Sonia Gandhi was on Monday appointed Chairperson of the National Advisory Council (NAC), four years after she quit the post in the wake of the office of profit controversy. Gandhi, who is also
Hitting out at the government, BJP on Wednesday said it has scored a "double century" on price rise and questioned the "silence" of Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the "burning issue". Even the allies of
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has personally spoken to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the rise in prices of essential commodities, which she said was a matter of highest concern. "Price rise of essential commodities continues
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will address public meetings in Haryana on October 4 for next month's elections to the 90-member state assembly. "Sonia will address public meetings at three different places for which the venues
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