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, Apr 8: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today skipped the lunch hosted by the Prime Minister in honour of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari apparently due to ill health.The Congress president, who was invited
New Delhi, Apr 6: Bullion traders and jewellers today called off their 21-day nationwide strike after meeting UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who assured them that their demand for rollback of
New Delhi, Apr 6 : Agitating jewellers and bullion traders today called on Congress President Sonia Gandhi to press for their demand for removal of excise duty on unbranded jewellery.“We today met Sonia Gandhi and
New Delhi, Mar 7: Ruling out change of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the wake of the electoral debacle, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today ascribed wrong selection of candidates, too many leaders and organisational weaknesses
New Delhi, March 4 : Congress leader Rashid Alvi has complained to Delhi Police regarding crank calls received by him from an unidentified person making filthy remarks against Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia
Saharanpur(UP), Feb 26: Escalating attack on the ruling BSP in Uttar Pradesh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today alleged the state has become a “mascot of corruption” and funds worth crores given by the Centre has
Panaji, Feb 25: Targetting the BJP for campaigning against the UPA government over its “failure” in bringing back black money stashed abroad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today asked why the BJP-led NDA government did not
Moradabad (UP), Feb 24: Accusing the SP and BSP of betraying the people after coming to power in Uttar Pradesh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said there are some parties which rake up issues to
New Delhi, Feb 23: Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court slamming the Delhi Police for its midnight crackdown against supporters of Ramdev, BJP today held Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
Mainpuri, Feb 18: BJP president Nitin Gadkari today alleged Union ministers Salman Khurshid and Beni Prasad Verma had dared the Election Commission over the minority sub-quota issue at the behest of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
Kanpur, Feb 17: In his first public meeting in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said today he was confident Congress would win the UP elections under the leadership of
Rae Bareli, Feb 14: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said the Centre gave Rs 1 lakh crore to Uttar Pradesh government during the last five years, but most of it went to line the pockets
Mumbai, Feb 13: Flaying Congress president Sonia Gandhi for “shedding tears” for those killed in the Batla House encounter, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said Law Minister Salman Khurshid may even announce a memorial
Rae Bareli, Feb 13 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra today said, both the Election Commission and Law Minister Salman Khurshid had their rights to express their views in a democracy, and she
Rae Bareli, Feb 12: Taking on Sonia Gandhi in her constituency, BJP leader Uma Bharti today blamed the Congress for backwardness and poverty in Rae Bareli. She also asked the Congress chief to give a
Lucknow, Feb 10: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today rejected Law Minister Salman Khurshid's claim that Batla House encounter picture brought tears into the eyes of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. While addressing an election meeting in
Unnao (UP), Feb 8: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that her party is contesting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for forming a government and not for striking a coalition with any party.“Congress is not
Bhavanigarh (UP), Feb 4: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra today told voters here that the leaders of other parties had been fooling them all these years.Addressing a rally here, Priyanka said: “You should
Amethi, Feb 3 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra today said, the people of Uttar Pradesh will give the reply to the so-called movement against corruption. While hitting the campaign trail in her
Mumbai, Feb 3 : Criticising Congress President Sonia Gandhi for being “quiet” on the 2G spectrum scam, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray today hit out at Home Minister P Chidambaram, saying he should resign immediately.
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