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Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi

Height: 1.63 m DOB: 9 December 1946

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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Former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh.

Captain Amarinder not opening cards for now but makes clear he will fight battle like a soldier

Sep 22, 2021, 11:28 PM IST

Captain Amarinder Singh though is not opening his cards for what he will do in the future, but he is making it clear that he is not going to hang his boots soon, and will fight the battle like a soldier.

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What Captain Amarinder Singh said about joining BJP | EXCLUSIVE

India | Sep 23, 2021, 02:15 PM IST

Will Amarinder Singh continue to remain in Congress, form his own party, or join the BJP, he discusses it in an exclusive conversation with India TV.

Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat says they have immense

Not fair to say Sidhu didn't want any other leader to become CM except him: Rawat

India | Sep 20, 2021, 12:17 AM IST

On reports that party's Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu didn't want any other leader to be considered for the post of chief minister except him, Harish Rawat said it wouldn't be a fare observation since such reports were unsubstantiated.

Charanjit Singh Channi has been named as Punjab-CM

As Congress picks Charanjit Channi as next Punjab CM, BJP reminds of old MeToo complaint against him

India | Sep 19, 2021, 10:38 PM IST

BJP leader Amit Malviya, who is its IT department head, tweeted, "Congress's CM pick Charanjit Channi faces action in a 3-year-old MeToo case. He had allegedly sent an inappropriate text to a woman IAS officer in 2018. It was covered up but the case resurfaced when Punjab Women's Commission sent notice. Well done, Rahul."

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Charanjit Singh Channi set to become next Punjab CM - Who is he?

India | Sep 20, 2021, 05:10 PM IST

It gives me immense pleasure to announce that Charanjit Singh Channi has been unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab, AICC general secretary Harish Rawat said on Sunday.

Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.

Who is Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, frontrunner for Punjab CM's post

India | Sep 19, 2021, 04:28 PM IST

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, the Jails and Cooperation Minister in the outgoing cabinet, has emerged as the frontrunner for the post of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, who will be the next chief minister, the sources said.

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What Amarinder Singh told Sonia Gandhi before quitting as Punjab CM

India | Sep 20, 2021, 05:45 PM IST

He pointed out that despite legal hurdles and refusal of CBI to return the cases, which were transferred to them by the SAD-BJP Government, his government had succeeded in filing 10 challans.

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Congress names Punjab's first Dalit CM-Designate Charanjit Singh Channi, Sidhu says 'historic'

India | Sep 20, 2021, 11:15 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat also mentioned of appointing two deputy chief minister's. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who was earlier said to be the frontrunner for the top post, may become one of the two deputies.

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Tumultuous relationship between Sidhu and Amarinder - What happened between 2 Punjab 'captains'

India | Sep 19, 2021, 01:09 PM IST

Following years and months of bitter dual with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sidhu, Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as Chief Minister and raised serious questions against Sidhu.

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Amarinder Singh resigns: Congress MLAs authorise Sonia Gandhi to pick new Punjab CM

India | Sep 18, 2021, 10:54 PM IST

Amarinder Singh said he won’t accept state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu as the next CM or the party face in the Assembly polls.

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'Whosoever Congress wants': Captain Amarinder Singh on who will replace him as Punjab CM

India | Sep 18, 2021, 06:46 PM IST

Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as Punjab Chief Minister ahead of the crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting in Chandigarh today. The development comes amid the ongoing power battle with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sindhu that have created differences in the party.

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Shashi Tharoor asks for immediate change of leadership in Congress

India | Sep 18, 2021, 03:40 PM IST

Tharoor was part of the Group of 23 Congress leaders, who last year wrote a letter to Sonia asking for sweeping changes in the party.

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Rahul Gandhi should take over as Congress president, lead agitations against BJP: Panel

India | Sep 15, 2021, 05:28 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi quit as the Congress president in 2019 after the Lok Sabha elections drubbing without waiting for the election of a new party chief.

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Seven-member committee constituted by Congress to study matters of caste census

India | Sep 04, 2021, 07:42 AM IST

Earlier in the Lok Sabha, several opposition members demanded the caste-based census.

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Sonia Gandhi to take final call on Prashant Kishor's induction into party as dissent grows

India | Sep 02, 2021, 01:40 PM IST

As Prashant Kishor wants a full-fledged role and decision making authority on election-related issues, party leaders are averse of giving free hand to one person on the selection of candidates.

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Harish Rawat meets Sonia, seeks to be relieved of Cong's Punjab charge citing Uttarakhand polls

India | Aug 27, 2021, 10:46 PM IST

According to sources, Rawat, a former chief minister and the Congress' campaign committee chairman in Uttarakhand, informed the party chief that he wants to concentrate on the upcoming polls in the hill state.  

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Chhattisgarh: Amid talk of leadership change, CM Baghel's show of strength

India | Aug 27, 2021, 04:46 PM IST

Sources said that Baghel has been called to Delhi by Venugopal for further talks to resolve the crisis in the Chhattisgarh Congress.

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Sidhu camp preparing for coup in Punjab? 4 ministers, 26 MLAs rally against CM Amarinder

India | Aug 24, 2021, 08:13 PM IST

As per reports, at least 26 MLAs and 3 cabinet ministers had gathered at the house of Punjab cabinet minister Tript Rajendra Singh Bajwa to chalk out the strategy.

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Opposition parties to organise joint protests across country from September 20-30

India | Aug 20, 2021, 10:49 PM IST

After a virtual meeting of the Opposition parties, where they stressed on unitedly moving forward to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the leaders also put out an 11-point charter of demands before the government.  

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Uddhav is helpless, hence attending meeting called by Sonia: Rane

India | Aug 20, 2021, 06:40 PM IST

Former Maharashtra CM Narayan Rane said that if Balasaheb Thackeray was alive today, he would not have compromised with his Hindutva ideology. But Uddhav Thackeray is helpless as he is attending the meeting called by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.

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