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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

Bihar Election 2020: Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav to address joint rally on Oct 23
Elections | Oct 22, 2020, 02:58 PM IST
The first such rally by Grand Alliance leaders is slated to be held in Hisua in Nawada district of Bihar to show the Mahagathbandhan unity and send out a message to the party cadres ahead of first phase of polling on October 28.
Dear PM please tell the nation...: Rahul Gandhi's request ahead of Modi's address
India | Oct 20, 2020, 05:59 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweets ahead of PM's address: "Dear PM, In your 6pm address, please tell the nation the date by which you will throw the Chinese out of Indian territory. Thank you.'
Why should I apologise: Kamal Nath after Rahul Gandhi calls his ‘item’ remark unfortunate
India | Oct 20, 2020, 03:53 PM IST
Soon after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condemned former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath's remark on BJP leader Imarti Devi, the latter refused to apologise saying he has already clarified the context in which he made that statement.

Unfortunate, I don't appreciate it: Rahul Gandhi disapproves of Kamal Nath's 'item' remark
Elections | Oct 20, 2020, 02:49 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed 'unfortunate', the remarks by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath against a woman candidate during a poll rally in the state.
Even Pakistan, Afghanistan handled COVID better than India: Rahul on IMF projections
India | Oct 16, 2020, 10:29 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Centre on Friday over IMF's projection that the Indian economy is set to contract by a massive 10.3 per cent this year, saying it was another "solid achievement" by the government.
‘Bangladesh set to overtake India’: Rahul targets Modi govt over IMF's per capita GDP projections
India | Oct 14, 2020, 09:56 PM IST
Earlier on Tuesday, the IMF projected that India is set to drop below Bangladesh in terms of per capita GDP as the economy is projected to contract by a massive 10.3 per cent this year.

'Solid achievement' of BJP's 'hate-filled cultural nationalism': Rahul Gandhi on IMF projections
India | Oct 14, 2020, 12:20 PM IST
Gandhi also shared a graph citing its source as the International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook report which showed Bangladesh closing in on India and almost catching up with it in terms of per capita GDP this year. "Solid achievement of 6 years of BJP's hate-filled cultural nationalism: Bangladesh set to overtake India," Gandhi said in a sarcastic tweet accompanied by clapping emojis.
'Farooq Gandhi or Rahul Abdullah' 2 sides of same coin: BJP slams two leaders over anti-India stand
India | Oct 12, 2020, 11:41 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday came down heavily on National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi saying whether you call 'Farooq Gandhi' or 'Rahul Abdullah', both are two sides of the same coin and that there is no difference between the two leaders.
Hero in China: BJP lambasts Farooq Abdullah over remark 'reinstating Article 370 with China's help'
India | Oct 12, 2020, 07:49 PM IST
The BJP has termed National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah's remark on reinstating Article 370 with China's help, "seditious and anti-national" adding he had become a "hero in China".

Why is your CM mortgaging your future for Modi: Rahul Gandhi to people on GST compensation
India | Oct 12, 2020, 11:49 AM IST
In August, the Centre gave two options to the states to borrow either Rs 97,000 crore from a special window facilitated by the Reserve Bank of India or Rs 2.35 lakh crore from the market. It had also proposed extending the compensation cess levied on luxury, demerit and sin goods beyond 2022 to repay the borrowing.
CM, his police say no one was raped because for them she was 'no one': Rahul Gandhi on Hathras case
India | Oct 11, 2020, 10:35 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Yogi Adityanath dispensation over the death of a Dalit woman from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras after being allegedly gang-raped, saying the chief minister and his police say no one was raped because for them and many other Indians, she was "no one".
'Ram Vilas Paswan left lasting imprint on politics, public service': Rahul Gandhi
India | Oct 09, 2020, 04:42 PM IST
Ram Vilas Paswan, 74, died at a private hospital in Delhi on Thursday evening after recently undergoing a heart surgery. T

Itni achhi quality ka ye nasha laate kahan se hain: Madhya Pradesh minister taunts Rahul Gandhi
India | Oct 08, 2020, 08:10 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra took a jibe at former Congress president Rahul Gandhi saying how does he manage such a fine quality Nasha (drug) after later's statements when he said that they would have thrown out China in less than 15 minutes if Congress would have been in power.
Would have thrown out China in less than 15 minutes if Congress was in Power: Rahul Gandhi
India | Oct 07, 2020, 04:56 PM IST
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his recent rant against the BJP-led NDA government has said if Congress would have been in power, it would have thrown out China in less than 15 minutes.
Rahul Gandhi counters with PM Modi plane jibe day after trolled for cushion on tractors
India | Oct 06, 2020, 07:56 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi was trolled by the BJP for using a cushion while riding a tractor on the third day of his tractor rally in Punjab on Tuesday. But the former Congress president countered the trolls for not asking questions about the Prime Minister's recently refurbished aircraft.

'India's fight, not just of farmers': Rahul Gandhi steps up attack on Modi govt over farm laws
India | Oct 06, 2020, 05:48 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday kept up the attack on the Centre over new farm laws, saying the fight against these legislations was not of farmers or labourers alone, but it was "India's fight".
Congress tractor rally: Haryana authorities allow Rahul Gandhi, some party leaders to enter state
India | Oct 06, 2020, 05:08 PM IST
Amid high-drama at Haryana's border with Punjab, state authorities allowed former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and a few party leaders to enter the BJP-ruled state as part of his rally against farm laws.
Can't allow Rahul to bring huge crowd from Punjab to disturb Haryana's atmosphere: Anil Vij
India | Oct 05, 2020, 11:26 PM IST
Haryana government has no problem if Rahul Gandhi enters the state with a few people for his tractor rallies on Tuesday and Wednesday, but he will not be allowed to bring a big crowd to "disturb" the atmosphere, Home Minister Anil Vij has said.
After Punjab, Rahul Gandhi to hold tractor rallies in Haryana on October 6
India | Oct 05, 2020, 11:18 PM IST
In a slight change in the schedule of Rahul Gandhi's visit to Haryana, the Congress leader will now be arriving for a day-long visit to the state on Tuesday instead of earlier two days as part of his tractor rally against the new farm laws.
'VIP kisan, sits on sofa on tractor': Smriti Irani ridicules Rahul Gandhi over Punjab rally
India | Oct 05, 2020, 07:22 PM IST
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday ridiculed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a "VIP kisan" after photographs showed him sitting on a cushioned seat on a tractor during his party's protest rally in Punjab against the Centre's new farm laws.