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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Chennai, Dec 8: Holding that UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi had crossed a number of road-blocks "tactfully", the DMK President M Karunanidhi on Saturday said the "nation looks up" to her to provide a secular and
Jamnagar/Ahmedabad, Dec 8: Countering Sonia Gandhi's charges that the ruling BJP's promises were “hollow and false”, Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday attacked the Congress president saying she was “spreading lies” against his government.“It is shameful
Mandvi (Guj), Dec 7: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today sought to tear into Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's claims on development accusing the state government of completely ignoring the welfare of poor and wondered where
Vadodara, Dec 7: Chief Minister Narendra Modi yesterday dared Congress president Sonia Gandhi to announce her party's Gujarat chief ministerial candidate before visiting the poll-bound state.Sonia is scheduled to visit Keshod in Jungadh district and
Washington, Dec 6: India's ruling Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are ranked 12th and 19th respectively on the Forbes list of 'The World's Most Powerful People' with President Barack Obama retaining
Rajkot, Dec 6: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi last night targeted Congress President Sonia Gandhi, saying she should not come to the state "without doing proper home work"."Madam Soniaji has no basic knowledge about Gujarat.Therefore,
New Delhi, Nov 23: The row over 2G spectrum allocation losses has backfired on the BJP, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Friday, after a former auditor blamed BJP's Murli Manohar Joshi for influencing the draft
New Delhi, Nov 10: In last 65 years of independent India's history, if there is any one family which has played the most crucial role in deciding the destiny of this nation then it's Nehru-Gandhi
Rae Bareli (UP), Nov 8: Some women workers of a closed factory today raised slogans against Congress president Sonia Gandhi alleging that the local MP did not give any positive assurance when they met her.Demanding
Rae Bareli (UP), Nov 7: Keep it simple. Do not over-embellish. Fashion does not mean opulence.UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today virtually gave lessons in fashion designing to 38 students graduating from the National Institute of
Lucknow, Nov 5: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will pay a two-day visit to her constituency Rae Bareli from November 7 to flag off the first batch of coaches at the Rail coach factory in Lalganj.
New Delhi, Nov 5 : India Against Corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal today tweeted to inquire how much cash or kind was given as incentive to people who attended Sunday's Ramlila Maidan rally addressed by Sonia
Lucknow, Nov 3: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate a rail coach factory in her parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli on Nov 7, an official said Saturday.The inauguration was scheduled for July 7 last year but
New Delhi, Nov 4: Buffeted by charges of corruption against its government, the Congress put up a massive show of strength at a rally here Sunday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia
New Delhi, Nov 2 : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is already no 2 after party chief Sonia Gandhi, a senior leader said Thursday amid speculation of an organisational reshuffle before Diwali."Rahul Gandhi is already
New Delhi, Nov 1: Janata Party chief Dr Subramanian Swamy today showed documents to allege that Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son owned a company Young Indian, which violated laws by acquiring Associated Journals
New Delhi, Oct 28: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today ducked questions over the allegations levelled against the land deals of her son-in-law Robert Vadra. Gandhi ignored questions put to her on the allegations levelled against
New Delhi, Oct 26 : The National Advisory Council (NAC), chaired by Sonia Gandhi, today pitched for infusion of professional expertise to strengthen the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.The panel also wanted the government to
Gurgaon, Oct 26: Companies belonging to Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, purchased nearly 200 acres of land in Haryana over a period of seven years, reports reveal. Seventy-four acres of land was
Mumbai, Oct 24 : Ailing Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray today did not attend his party's annual Dussehra rally but sought support for his son and grandson as he launched a broadside against Congress and
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