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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

Repeal of MGNREGA is an attack on federal structure and poor people: Rahul Gandhi after CWC meet
India | Dec 27, 2025, 11:45 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi, took a strong stance after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, defending the MGNREGA as more than just a labor program.
Digvijaya flags centralisation concerns in key Cong meet, praises BJP-RSS's organisational structure
India | Dec 27, 2025, 11:44 PM IST
CWC meeting: Digvijaya Singh, a two-time Madhya Pradesh chief minister, said the Congress requires decentralisation and pointed out that the party appoints presidents at state levels but fails to constitute a committee.
Rahul Gandhi praises Foxconn job push in Karnataka, Ashwini Vaishnaw accepts compliment in witty way
India | Dec 25, 2025, 12:14 PM IST
Taiwan based Foxconn is a key contract manufacturer for Apple devices, including the latest iPhone 17, and is expected to spearhead the company’s gradual shift in production from China to India.

Unnao rape survivor meets Rahul Gandhi, seeks top lawyer to challenge Kuldeep Sengar in SC
India | Dec 24, 2025, 07:34 PM IST
Unnao rape case: On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court suspended Sengar's life sentence in the rape case and granted him bail while his appeal against the December 2019 conviction remains pending.
'Priyanka Gandhi's only motive is to make Rahul Gandhi prime minister': Shivakumar on PM face buzz
India | Dec 24, 2025, 02:29 PM IST
My leader is the AICC president, and my Leader of Opposition is Rahul Gandhi. Priyanka Gandhi's only motive is to make Rahul Gandhi the PM of this country, DK Shivakumar said.
Robert Vadra supports wife Priyanka as India’s PM: 'Will happen in time, it's inevitable'
India | Dec 23, 2025, 11:41 PM IST
There have often been demands from a section within for giving a bigger role for Priyanka Gandhi, after Congress' successive defeats at the hustings.

Nitin Nabin calls Rahul Gandhi 'part-time politician: 'He visits Bihar only during polls'
Bihar | Dec 23, 2025, 06:11 PM IST
Nabin also alleged, "When he (Rahul Gandhi) is in India, he abuses the constitutional bodies like the Election Commission of India. He criticises the Supreme Court. The time has arrived to punish such politicians."
'BJP has taken over India’s institutional framework': Rahul Gandhi's fresh salvo at Centre
India | Dec 23, 2025, 08:39 AM IST
Gandhi said the Congress would respond by building what he described as a "structure of resistance" to counter the capture of institutions.
National Herald case: Delhi High Court issues notice to Gandhis, seeks reply over ED's plea
India | Dec 22, 2025, 11:40 PM IST
National Herald case: Appearing on behalf of the central probe agency, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the ED has completed its investigation in the case, collected evidence and has also conducted several searches pertaining to the matter.

National Herald case: ED challenges Sonia-Rahul Gandhi acquittal, appeals in Delhi High Court
India | Dec 19, 2025, 11:47 PM IST
National Herald case: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court recently rejected ED's chargesheet, sparing Sonia and Rahul Gandhi from prosecution by deeming evidence inadequate- a major blow to the agency's long probe into National Herald's alleged financial misconduct.
'Modi government demolished twenty years of MGNREGA in one day': Rahul Gandhi on G RAM G Bill
India | Dec 19, 2025, 11:33 AM IST
The Rajya Sabha passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) Bill with a voice vote at midnight. The bill was passed in Lok Sabha on Thursday afternoon despite the protests and Opposition staging a walkout.
Rahul Gandhi visits BMW factory in Germany, says India needs to boost manufacturing | Video
World | Dec 17, 2025, 04:03 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who visited BMW's headquarters in Germany's Munich, was seen checking out the BMW G450GS motorcycle, developed in collaboration with TVS at their Hosur facility in Tamil Nadu.

BJP slams Congress over National Herald case, calls Gandhi family 'most corrupt in politics'
India | Dec 17, 2025, 03:17 PM IST
War of words escalates as Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge seeks PM and Home Minister's resignation, BJP in response rejects claims of political vendetta and calls Gandhi family “corrupt.”
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over MGNREGA name change: 'Direct insult to ideals of Mahatma Gandhi'
India | Dec 16, 2025, 04:30 PM IST
Taking to X, Rahul Gandhi alleged that PM Modi has always been opposed to the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and has been trying to weaken the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ever since he came to power. The Congress will oppose any such move, he asserted.
National Herald case: Relief for Gandhis as Delhi court refuses to take cognisance of ED case
India | Dec 16, 2025, 11:48 AM IST
National Herald case: The ED, in its chargesheet, had named Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, Young Indian, Dotex Merchandise and Sunil Bhandari as the main accused in the case.

'Pehle main': BJP mocks Congress after Rahul speaks before Kharge, calls it a 'family-run' party
India | Dec 15, 2025, 02:08 PM IST
The BJP alleged that Congress is not a democratic organisation but a “family estate”, where decisions come from one family rather than elected leaders.
Winter Session: BJP issues whip to MPs, bill replacing MGNREGA likely in Lok Sabha
India | Dec 15, 2025, 02:53 PM IST
Parliament winter session LIVE: BJP issues whip for its Lok Sabha MPs, directing them to remain present in the House from December 15 to December 19.
Amid BJP's 'videsh nayak' criticism, Rahul Gandhi departs for London, set to visit Germany
India | Dec 15, 2025, 10:23 AM IST
Ahead of his overseas visit, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) targeted Gandhi over the timing of his trip. The party labelled him ‘Videsh Nayak’ (leader of foreign visits) and ‘leader of paryatan’ (tourism).
'We will work with truth, non-violence to remove Modi-RSS govt': Rahul Gandhi at 'Vote Chori' rally
India | Dec 14, 2025, 11:52 PM IST
'Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod' rally: The Congress held a major rally at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital to protest alleged "vote chori" and seek to put the government and the Election Commission in the dock for "colluding" to allegedly rig elections.
Kerala local body poll results: LDF faces setback as UDF surges, lotus blooms in Thiruvananthapuram
India | Dec 14, 2025, 12:04 AM IST
Kerala local body election results: BJP’s notable gains in Thiruvananthapuram have fueled speculation about a wider political realignment in Kerala. State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated that the party secured over 20 per cent of the votes statewide.