Letters have been shot off to allies as well as parties that have chosen to project a neutral image till now. UPA will try to form government at the Centre in case NDA falls short of majority mark.

Gathbandhan partners Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav could be the most prominent faces of Sonia Gandhi's much talked- about May 23 meeting. Neutral players Naveen Patnaik and K Chandrashekhar Rao are also being approached.  

As per the affidavit filed by Gandhi during submitting her nomination, she only has Rs 60,000 in cash and fixed deposits to the tune of Rs 16.59 lakh. 

When asked if PM Modi was invincible, Sonia Gandhi told reporters: "Not at all. Remember 2004? Atal Bihari Vajpayee looked invincible. But we won."

She also offered puja at the Congress' central office in Rae Bareli before starting the roadshow.

Sonia Gandhi is trying to retain the seat for the fifth time.

"An amount of around 70 million euros was paid through two middlemen," ED told the court.

Sonia Gandhi was seen talking to Gowda, who also heads the party's research department. She apparently also wanted a bigger image of party's hand symbol as also a brighter layout.

BJP MLA Surender Singh today hit a new low in run up to the Lok Sabha Election 2019 when he made derogatory comments against Haryana-based singer Sapna Chaudhary.

Apart from Sonia and Rahul, other bigwigs who feature in the first list include Salman Kharsheed from Farrukhabad, RPN SIngh fom Kushi Nagar and Jitin Prasad from Dhaurahra.

Following Sonia Gandhi, party leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge too appreciated Gadakri's work.

Raj has invited Congress president Rahul Gandhi but has snubbed the names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah from the list.

According to the report, the Gandhis landed by a special flight and will stay at a five-star resort in South Goa.  

During his two-day visit, the Congress chief is expected to take part in several party programmes and a meeting of the district vigilance and monitoring committee, the leader said.  

"This rally marks an important attempt to galvanise leaders across the political spectrum to fight the arrogant and divisive Modi-rule. I wish them all the success," she said.  

The tax matter is related to the National Herald case in which the Congress leaders are also facing criminal proceedings.

The Delhi High Court had last month asked the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), the publisher of National Herald to vacate the premises in the Press Enclave at ITO in the national capital.

PM Modi had attacked the Congress party saying that it was afraid of the 'chowkidar'.

In an exclusive interview to ANI, PM Modi said that his government has made all efforts to take action against the top leaders of the Congress party who allegedly have been involved in any wrong doing.

In a series of tweets, Shah said the "friendship" between Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the deal, and Congress' top leadership is "time tested and deep". He also asked what is this ‘Family Balm’ that every middleman wants.