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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Srinagar, June 24: As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi begin their two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, their focus is expected to be on development, not politics.There
New Delhi, June 22: Pushing the party machinery into the relief work for Uttarakhand flood victims, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will flag off relief materail from AICC headquaraters here on Monday while two senior leaders
New Delhi, June 21: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today directed all party MPs and MLAs to donate their one month salary for relief work in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand as the magnitude of the flash flood
Suratgarh, Jun 20: Slamming opposition parties for creating hurdles in passing of the Food Security bill, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused them of creating instability in the country to grab power at any cost."I
New Delhi, June 20: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday, sought quick relief for stranded people, a party statement
New Delhi, June 18 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today spoke to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand seeking “timely and prompt” relief measures for flood-affected people in
New Delhi, Jun 11: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday urged political parties to rise above partisan politics to tackle the threat of Maoists, whom she accused of making "hollow claim" of fighting for tribals.She,
New Delhi, June 7: A Delhi court was petitioned Thursday for its nod to summon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi as witnesses in a case filed against Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde
New Delhi, Jun 6: After the exit of Aruna Roy, government has reconstituted the National Advisory Council by inducting renowned sociologist Virginius Xaxa into the 12-member panel chaired by Sonia Gandhi.The term of the panel,
New Delhi, June 3: India should take seven crore families out of poverty in the next 10 years, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said Monday, while announcing that the government was preparing a special package for
New Delhi, June 3: India should take seven crore families out of poverty in the next 10 years, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said Monday while announcing that the government was preparing a special package for
Patna, Jun 2 : Social activist and former National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy today denied having spoken anything about the differences between the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi
Onboard PM's Special Aircraft, May 31: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today indicated that a Cabinet reshuffle could be on the cards to fill up the vacancies. “There are some vacancies. The issue of filling them
New Delhi, May 31: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde yesterday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi here and apprised her of the actions by the government in connection with May 25 Maoist attack on party leaders in
New Delhi, May 29: Noted social rights activist Aruna Roy has decided to leave the National Advisory Council (NAC). Her letter of resignation has been accepted by NAC chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who also heads the
New Delhi: Here are some rare pictures of Rajiv Gandhi spending some precious moments with his family.1. Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi spending some beautiful moments together2. The adorable couple Rajiv and Sonia standing with a
Raipur, May 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Sunday met victims of the Chhattisgarh Maoist attack, which left at least 16 dead, including two senior Congress leaders, and 25 people injured.Both
New Delhi, May 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh today in the wake of the Maoist attack that left 17 persons, including state party leaders dead.Congress Vice President
New Delhi, May 23: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and India-origin PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi figure among the top 10 in the global list of most powerful women, in the league of leaders like Angela Merkel,
New Delhi, May 23: Strongly backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said he has been carrying out his responsibilities with "great dignity" in the face of "unrelenting hostility"
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