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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Leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Ram Nath Kovind, Manmohan Singh, M Venkaiah Naidu, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar among others have penned down chapters in the book.
Polling in Telangana will take place on November 30 and the counting of votes is scheduled for December 3 along with the results of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.
The matter involving the National Herald concerns the alleged misuse of assets over Rs 2,000 crore during an equity transaction. The Congress party has categorically denied all allegations related to the case.
Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, and left a mark in national politics and served as the third Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984.
Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed public rallies in Niwai (Tonk), Sikrai (Dausa) and Jhunjhunu. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also addressed meetings in Baran and Jodhpur.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: Congress released the list of 40-star campaigners. The polling in the state will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17 and the counting of votes is scheduled for December 3.
Congress chief Anumala Revanth Reddy earlier today was detained for protesting against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and asked him to swear that they won't use money and liquor to lure voters.
Rahul Gandhi pet dog: Congress leader Rahul adopted the three-month-old Jack Russell Terrier puppy from a dog kennel in North Goa’s Mapusa in August 2023.
The Women's Reservation Bill, to ensure 33 per cent quota i.e. one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, has been passed in Rajya Sabha, a day after it was cleared by Lok Sabha, marking a historic moment for the country.
The leader, however, reiterated that it was Congress' brain child which was former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's dream.
Assam CM Himanta Sarma earlier had said that if the Congress does not distance itself from the DMK leader's controversial remarks, it will be taken as 'anti-Hindu'.
Sonia Gandhi exchanged greetings with Scindia before the commencement of the program in the Central Hall of Parliament. Scindia briefly conversed with Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who was seated beside her. Later, he moved to a seat in the next row.
The party former president, who has always said that Women's Reservation Bill is very personal to her, asserted that it was Congress' brain child and was brought up many times earlier.
These posters featured Sonia Gandhi adorned as a deity, wearing a jeweled crown, with a map of Telangana emerging from her right palm.
Sonia Gandhi said that the Congress is committed to fulfilling its promises and that it has been her dream to see a Congress government in Telangana.
EAM S Jaishankar, in an exclusive conversation with India TV's Editor-In-Chief and Chairman, Rajat Sharma in Aap Ki Adalat, responded on Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to Brussels where he made remarks on Chinese vision and its 'Belt and Road' initiative.
According to sources, former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi asked party leaders in the Congress Working Committee meeting to remain united and work together with the I.N.D.I.A. alliance.
Assembly elections in Telangana will be held in the coming months. The tenures of the Telangana Assembly will come to an end on January 16, 2024.
Notably, Gandhi was discharged from Sir Ganharam Hospital on Monday after being admitted with symptoms of mild fever on Sunday.
The special session of Parliament will have five sittings and members will be informed about the provisional calendar separately.
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