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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Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991.
Karnataka government formation: The Congress party remains committed to the prosperity, peace and progress of Karnataka, said Sonia Gandhi.
Vadra said that the party has been running as per the portfolios assigned to that person.
Karnataka election: A controversy erupted over the remark with the BJP moving the Election Commission seeking an FIR against Sonia Gandhi and her party's derecognition.
The election body issued a letter to Congress president to provide clarification and take rectification measures in respect of the social media post which has been put up on the Official INC (Indian National Congress) Twitter handle and attributed to Chairperson CPP Sonia Gandhi.
Karnataka Election 2023: A BJP delegation led by Union minister Bhupender Yadav addressed a memorandum to the poll watchdog.
The Prime Minister also said the Congress' "balloon of lies is no more working as people have burst it".
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said neither Karnataka nor the country can progress without ending the atmosphere of BJP's loot and hatred.
Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Yatnal while addressing a rally in poll-bound Karnataka called Congress ex-president Sonia Gandhi 'Vishkanya'
Rahul Gandhi Disqualification: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday started shifting his belongings from his official residence in Delhi as he was asked to vacate the premises by April 22.
B R Ambedkar Birth Anniversary: Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday alleged the Centre of "misusing and subverting" the institutions of the Constitution.
Aap Ki Adalat: In a no-holds-barred conversation with India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma on Aap Ki Adalat show, the former Congress leader also revealed why Dr Manmohan Singh was preferred over the late Pranab Mukherjee for Prime Minister's post.
Hello and welcome to Aaj Ki Baat With Rajat Sharma, the only news show with real facts and no noise.
Azad said he had great respect for Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, but acknowledged there were political differences with Rahul Gandhi.
The Congress is presuming that Rahul Gandhi will be disqualified as Lok Sabha MP, after his conviction in the criminal defamation case by the Gujarat court, and has called for a meeting today to discuss its strategy in New Delhi.
Rajasthan news: The accused, identified as Bipin Kumar Singh Shandilya was produced before the court yesterday and sent to remand till March 14 (Tuesday), Amit Kumar, SP Pratapgarh said.
Sonia Gandhi was admitted to the hospital on Thursday over fever. Today, doctors released a statement saying she is stable and her treatment is underway.
Sonia Gandhi accused the government of causing economic ruin by favouring a particular businessman, making a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a controversy involving the business empire of industrialist Gautam Adani.
Congress 85th plenary session: A thanksgiving statement for former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was read out at the session following which she delivered her address.
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