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, Dec 13 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today rejected the demand for a JPC into the 2G spectrum scam and hit out at the opposition, saying that the country will not forget and
New Delhi, Dec 9 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi turned 65 today with leaders of the party and its allies visiting her 10 Janpath residence to greet her.Union Ministers Pranab Mukherjee, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Virbhadra
Chandigarh, Nov 30: A division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday dismissed an appeal to seek information under Right to Information Act on the religion practised by Sonia Gandhi.The bench comprising
Hyderabad, Nov 29 : Following is Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy's open letter addressed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi today:Nov 29, 2010HyderabadToSmt Sonia Gandhi ji,President,All India Congress CommitteeNew Delhi,Respected Madam,I am writing this letter to
Allahabad, Nov 25: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today slammed the Mayawati government for its failure to utilise "massive" funds provided by the Centre for welfare schemes and expressed grave concern over "rampant" crime and corruption
Allahabad, Nov 25: With the Manmohan Singh government facing opposition attack on the issue of corruption, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today hit back asking it to take stern measures like the UPA has done to
New Delhi/Patna, Nov 24: Describing its poor showing in Bihar as not surprising, Congress today said it will have to start from the scratch in the state while the RJD said it was baffled by
New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) With the JD(U)-BJP combine headed for a resounding victory in the Bihar Assembly polls, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said the results indicated that the party will have to rebuild
New Delhi, Nov 24: In a surprising signal in national politics, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today came to the Congress office to publicly congratulate Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, while at the same time, she
New Delhi, Nov 19: In the backdrop of a number of high-level scams, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said "graft and greed" are on the rise putting in danger the principles on which independent India
Patna, Nov 17: The ruling JD (U) today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi owned an explanation to the nation on the allocation of 2G spectrum following Supreme Court's observations on
New Delhi, Nov 15: Union Minister Salman Khurshid says that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi holds the 'real power' in the UPA coalition though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was very much in charge of the government.
New Delhi, Nov 14 : Top brass of the Congress, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi, today held consultations here in the backdrop of the opposition demand for the removal of
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday morning announced Prithviraj Chavan as the next chief minister of Maharashtra."Congress president Sonia Gandhi has chosen Union minister Prithviraj Chavan as the next chief minister of Maharashtra,"
The special dinner organised at Prime minister Manmohan Singh's Delhi residence to welcome US President Barack Obama, had the crème de la crème of India. Amongst the dignitaries present like Azim Premji, Narayana Murthy, Sonia
New Delhi, Nov 9 : Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today became the first political casualty of the Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi directing him to resign. "Pending enquiry,
New Delhi, Nov 4: Hitting out at the Congress over its attacks on RSS, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad said the "fabricated allegations" create a doubt on the intentions of Congress chief chief Sonia Gandhi. "Soniaji
New Delhi, Nov 2 (PTI) Observing that a "new situation" has emerged in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today described the recent unrest in the state as "painful" and appealed to all "disatisfied"
New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 1 : Congress today appeared to be in no hurry to decide the fate of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, under fire over the Mumbai housing scam, even as he faced a
New Delhi , Nov 1 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today held consultations with senior party leaders on the fate of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan who has been embroiled in a upscale housing society
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