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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Sonia Gandhi will meet Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today, who has been in Ladakh for the last one week.
Sonia Gandhi will join Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar on Saturday on a "family tour" during which the two leaders will not engage in any political meetings, a Congress leader said.
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said that any worker who wanted to agree with the leadership of Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul, we welcome them with our ideology.
Ladakh: Rahul Gandhi reached Leh on a two-day visit on Thursday, later deciding to extend his stay in the region by four more days.
New Delhi: A group of women farmers from Haryana met the Gandhi family at a luncheon hosted by Sonia Gandhi for them at her residence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a brief conversation with Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and enquired about her health.
Sonia Gandhi was seen wearing a oxygen mask during a flight's emergency landing when they were returning to Delhi after attending Opposition's unity meeting in Bengaluru.
Sonia Gandhi is expected to attend the Opposition meeting scheduled to take place on July 17 and 18 in Bengaluru, Karnataka Congress president and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said.
Manipur violence: Sonia Gandhi appealed for peace and harmony.
"The Congress President has appointed Shri Deepak Babaria as AICC in-charge of Haryana and Delhi with immediate effect," said another official order from the party.
Himanta Biswa Sarma on Rahul Gandhi: Assam CM Sarma revealed in Aap Ki Adalat that what happened in the meeting with Rahul Gandhi, after which he left Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991.
Karnataka government formation: The Congress party remains committed to the prosperity, peace and progress of Karnataka, said Sonia Gandhi.
Vadra said that the party has been running as per the portfolios assigned to that person.
Karnataka election: A controversy erupted over the remark with the BJP moving the Election Commission seeking an FIR against Sonia Gandhi and her party's derecognition.
The election body issued a letter to Congress president to provide clarification and take rectification measures in respect of the social media post which has been put up on the Official INC (Indian National Congress) Twitter handle and attributed to Chairperson CPP Sonia Gandhi.
Karnataka Election 2023: A BJP delegation led by Union minister Bhupender Yadav addressed a memorandum to the poll watchdog.
The Prime Minister also said the Congress' "balloon of lies is no more working as people have burst it".
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said neither Karnataka nor the country can progress without ending the atmosphere of BJP's loot and hatred.
Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Yatnal while addressing a rally in poll-bound Karnataka called Congress ex-president Sonia Gandhi 'Vishkanya'
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