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Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi is the Congress leader and has been representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad seat by defeating Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate PP Suneer with a margin of 4,31,770 votes. However, Gandhi was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Zubin Irani from his family's stronghold Amethi with a margin of 55,120 votes in the 2019 polls. Rahul Gandhi won three consecutive elections from Amethi in 2004, 2009 and 2014. He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates Chandra Parkash Mishra Matiyari and Asheesh Shukla in the 2004 and 2009 polls respectively from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi again won the Amethi constituency in 2014 by defeating Smriti Zubin Irani with a margin of 1,07,903 votes. Gandhi was the president of the Congress party from 2017 to 2019.

Rahul Gandhi

Some leaders don't want change, my supporters pressurised, Tharoor spills the beans
India | Oct 10, 2022, 08:29 PM IST
Congress President Election: Tharoor said whosoever wins the election will have to work with the Gandhi family and cannot ignore them. He said they are neutral and want that the party should become strong.
Congress leaders had comfortable time in jail: RSS responds to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Savarkar remark'
India | Oct 10, 2022, 07:23 AM IST
RSS leader Indresh Kumar's statement comes in the wake of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's statement that Savarkar used to get a stipend from the British and these are historical facts.
Rahul Gandhi will be seen in new avatar after Bharat Jodo Yatra: Digvijaya Singh
India | Oct 09, 2022, 05:26 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi is spearheading the yatra that began from Kanyakumari and will end in Jammu and Kashmir.

Be it Adani, Ambani or Amit Shah's son, will welcome all: Gehlot after BJP mocks Rajasthan CM
India | Oct 08, 2022, 07:47 PM IST
Be it Adani or Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son Jay Shah, Rajasthan will welcome all because it wants investment and employment, Gehlot said.
Rahul on Adani's Rajasthan investment: 'He gave Rs 60,000 crore proposal, no CM would refuse'
India | Oct 08, 2022, 07:46 PM IST
Adani gave a proposal of Rs 60,000 crores to Rajasthan, no CM would refuse such a proposal. Rajasthan CM didn't give any preferential treatment to Adani or use his political power to help his (Gautam Adani's) business, Rahul Gandhi said.
Rahul Gandhi clears his stance on 'remote control' Congress president
India | Oct 08, 2022, 03:52 PM IST
After a gap of 22 years, elections to Congress President's post will be held on October 17. The counting of votes will be done on October 19.

'Not going to withdraw': Shashi Tharoor dismisses rumours of opting out of Congress President race
India | Oct 07, 2022, 06:11 AM IST
Rumours I am going to withdraw (nomination) are false. I am receiving so much support that if I wouldn't have been democratically inclined, I would have asked the other candidate to withdraw, Shashi Tharoor said.
Maa & Politics: Congress tweets Rahul’s pic tying shoelaces of Sonia Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra
India | Oct 06, 2022, 02:06 PM IST
Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra: It seems former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has developed an understanding of the power of optic politics. Recently, his picture in which he is seen addressing a gathering during the rain was tweeted by Congress' official handle.
Congress party launches the Bharat Jodo App for its Nationwide Yatra
India | Oct 04, 2022, 10:34 AM IST
#BharatJodoApp: Congress Party launched its Bharat Jodo App on Monday (October 3). The app aims to provide all the information about the Bharat Jodo Yatra which began on September 7, 2022, from Kanyakumari.

When PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi came face-to-face in Parliament | WATCH
India | Oct 03, 2022, 02:55 PM IST
Both leaders faced each other at the Central Hall of Parliament House on the occasion of the wreath-laying ceremony organised on the birth anniversary of Father of the Nation -- Mahatma Gandhi, and late former Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri.
'Nothing can stop us': Rahul Gandhi, drenched in rain, addresses Bharat Jodo Yatra in K'taka | Watch
India | Oct 03, 2022, 06:20 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi continued his speech amid the showers, and said nothing can deter the Bharat Jodo Yatra which is aimed at "stopping hatred and violence spread by the BJP-RSS".
Sonia Gandhi to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra on October 6 in Karnataka, say sources
India | Oct 02, 2022, 07:06 PM IST
Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra: The Yatra will pass through Karnataka for 21 days covering 511 km in the state. It began on September 7 from Kanyakumari and entered Karnataka on Friday after passing through Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Leaders like Kharge cannot bring change, says Shashi Tharoor as Cong president campaign intensifies
India | Oct 02, 2022, 04:26 PM IST
Speaking in Nagpur, Shashi Tharoor said, "We aren't enemies, it's not war. It's a poll for our party's future. Kharge Ji comes in top 3 leaders of Congress party. Leaders like him can't bring change and will continue the existing system. I'll bring change as per expectations of party workers."
Entered polls not to oppose anyone but to strengthen the party, says Mallikarjun Kharge
India | Oct 02, 2022, 02:21 PM IST
Congress President election: Mallikarjun Kharge said he entered the polls after senior and young leaders alike urged him to enter the fray.
Congress President Election: Mallikarjun Kharge resigns from post of LoP in Rajya Sabha
India | Oct 01, 2022, 01:25 PM IST
Congress President Election: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, publicly asserted that one has to stick with the ‘One Leader One Post’ resolution that triggered huge political drama in the party which ended with the withdrawal of Gehlot's ambition to be party president

Congress is 'only party' with system of electing President: Jairam Ramesh
India | Oct 01, 2022, 09:31 AM IST
Congress President Election: Talking to media on the sidelines of Bharat Jodo Yatra, he said that the Congress' greatest contribution to Indian politics has been consensus, and "when that is not made possible, we have an election".
Congress prez poll: BJP takes potshots at Kharge’s candidature, says he will be 'remote-controlled'
India | Sep 30, 2022, 04:27 PM IST
Congress President Polls: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge filed nomination in Congress president elections as he set to compete with his party colleague Shashi Tharoor.
Last phase of Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala ends
India | Sep 29, 2022, 02:59 PM IST
Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday concluded his Kerala leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which entered the state on September 10, and will resume the foot march from Tamil Nadu in the afternoon.
Ashok Gehlot says 'internal politics goes on...' as he faces political crisis in Rajasthan
India | Sep 29, 2022, 12:13 AM IST
Be it inflation, unemployment or dictatorial tendency in the country, Rahul Gandhi worries about it. All of us in Congress worry about the direction in which the country is heading. Tackling that is more important for us. Internal politics goes on, we'll resolve it, Ashok Gehlot said.
Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra to enter Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad constituency
India | Sep 28, 2022, 09:42 AM IST
Bharat Jodo Yatra: The march started from Pandikkad School Padi here and is scheduled to halt for a break at Wandoor junction around 10.30 am. It will enter the Wayanad constituency during the day, AICC general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said.