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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Mallikarjun Kharge formally took over as Congress president on Wednesday after he was handed over the certificate of election to the top post at a function at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. The first non-Gandhi to head the party in 24 years, Kharge had defeated Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor in a direct contest for the president's post in the grand old party after the Gandhis opted out of the race. Outgoing Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former chief Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were also present at the event which was attended by several top party leaders. Ahead of his taking over, Kharge visited Rajghat and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi. He also visited the memorials of former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi and former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram, and paid tributes to the leaders. #mallikarjunkharge #soniagandhi #congresspresident #indiatv
Mallikarjun Kharge LIVE। Kharge Oath Congress President। Sonia Gandhi। Rahul Gandhi: खड़गे आज दिल्ली में कांग्रेस हेडक्वार्टर में अध्यक्ष पद की शपथ ली। इस दौरान सोनिया और राहुल गांधी, प्रियंका गांधी समेत कांग्रेस के कई दिग्गज नेता मौजूद रहे। कार्यभार संभालने से पहले खड़गे आज सुबह राजघाट भी गए और उन्होंने यहां गांधीजी को श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की। इससे पहले खड़गे ने मंगलवार शाम पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री मनमोहन सिंह से मुलाकात की थी।#mallikarjunkharge #congress #congresspresident #rahulgandhi #soniagandhi #indiatv =================================
Mallikarjun Kharge LIVE । Congress New President। Gandhi Family। Sonia Gandhi। Rahul Gandhi#mallikarjunkharge #congress #congresspresident #rahulgandhi #soniagandhi #indiatv =================================
Voting began on Monday in the Congress presidential polls as senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor face off for the post of AICC chief. Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates form the electoral college to pick the party chief in a secret ballot. Voting began at 10 am at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi and at the party's polling booths in state offices across the country. Veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram was the first to cast his vote at the AICC headquarters, sources said. #congress #shashitharoor #indiatv
Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are all set for a face-off in an electoral contest on Monday, for the post of All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief. The grand old party is set to have a non-Gandhi president in more than 24 years. Over 9,000 Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates form the electoral college to pick the party chief in a secret ballot.#congress #shashitharoor #indiatv
Congress President Elections लड़ सकते हैं Digvijay Singh, Sonia Gandhi से कर सकते हैं मुलाकात | Ashok Gehlot के चुनाव लड़ने पर कायम है सस्पेंस, नामांकन दाखिल करने का कल आखिरी दिन |#congress #congresspresidentelection #ashokgehlot #sachinpilot #indiatv
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