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, May 23: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and India-origin PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi figure among the top 10 in the global list of most powerful women, in the league of leaders like Angela Merkel,
New Delhi, May 23: Strongly backing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Wednesday said he has been carrying out his responsibilities with "great dignity" in the face of "unrelenting hostility"
New Delhi, May 23: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday appealed to the opposition parties, including the BJP, to cooperate with the UPA government in passing the food security and land acquisition bills in the interest
New Delhi, May 23: Highlights of what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said Wednesday at the UPA-II's fourth anniversary:PM: We can legitimately claim, and with pride, that the UPA government has
New Delhi, May 20: Teachers and students of Delhi University Sunday marched towards the residence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, demanding the scrapping of the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP). They also submitted a memorandum to
New Delhi/Hyderabad, May 17: Amid mounting pressure to drop tainted ministers, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Friday called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi.The meeting assumed significance in view of
New Delhi, May 14: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said she was shocked over the society's failure to check violence against women and girls."We all have been shocked by the violence women and girls encounter
New Delhi, May 13: Dropping of P K Bansal and Ashwani Kumar from the Union Cabinet was the “joint decision” of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi, Congress said today dismissing reports that the
New Delhi, May 8: In a rare gesture, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday reached out to BJP leader Sushma Swaraj by placing her arm around her shoulder and walking a few steps with her in
New Delhi, May 7: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who has been under attack from the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, today reached out to the BJP leader in Parliament and walked with
New Delhi, May 5: Amid mounting demand for removal of Railway Minister P K Bansal from the Union Cabinet, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today held consultations with Defence Minister A K Antony on the issue.Antony
New Delhi, May 1: The Congress Wednesday hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj for accusing UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi of instigating her party members to disrupt the opposition leader's speech in the
Chikmagalur, Apr 27: Charging the BJP government in Karnataka with betraying the people's mandate, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today made a strong pitch for "change" in the State as it was passing through "some of
New Delhi, April 23: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday rebuffed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation."Let them ask," Gandhi told reporters when asked about the BJP's demand.The Lok Sabha
Bangalore, Apr 21: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today sought “action” from UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in the rape case of a five-year-girl in the national capital.“I was shattered when I
New Delhi, Apr 21: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday met the five-year-old rape victim undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, informed sources said.According to the sources, Gandhi also met the parents
New Delhi, Apr 20: With the brutal rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi sparking outrage, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today sent out a tough message to authorities that "action and not words" are necessary
New Delhi, April 19: With politics hotting up over the draft of the 2G Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report before the second half of parliament's budget session starting April 22, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday
New Delhi, Apr 19: With the second phase of Parliament's Budget session set to start next week, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today held a strategy meeting with senior leaders at a time when the Opposition
New Delhi: The Congress party president Sonia Gandhi's style statement is a class in itself. She's stylish and carries herself with a remarkable attractiveness and charm.Her wardrobe consists of handloom sarees and woven and hand
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