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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

Rafale deal | 'DNA of Congress, BJP different': Nitin Gadkari hits back at Rahul Gandhi
India | Feb 05, 2019, 08:04 AM IST
Our government has dealt with Rafale deal in a very transparent manner keeping the country's interest in mind, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said while giving a staunch reply to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's instigation on Twitter earlier.
Nitin Gadkari only one in BJP with guts, should comment on Rafale too: Rahul
National | Feb 04, 2019, 05:07 PM IST
Gandhi and the Congress have been terming the deal to purchase Rafale fighters from France to be the "biggest defence scam".
'Don't play cricket with nation's future': Shivraj takes jibe at Rahul
National | Feb 04, 2019, 04:20 PM IST
"Now he is talking about playing politics on front foot. The country is not a 22-yard cricket pitch that he will play on front foot and hit the ball out of the stadium," the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said.

Will waive farmers' loans if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi
India | Feb 03, 2019, 09:28 PM IST
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his party would waive farm loans and give a big push to the food processing industry if voted to power in the Lok Sabha elections.
Rahul Gandhi qualified to become Prime Minister: Tejashwi Yadav
India | Feb 03, 2019, 03:41 PM IST
Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi was qualified to be the Prime Minister.
Congress rally in Patna after three decades: Rahul Gandhi gears up to lead his party's comeback in Bihar
Feb 03, 2019, 03:00 PM IST
Congress party, which had lost relevance ever since Mandal burst on the political scene in the 1990s, is planning to leave no stone unturned for the 'comeback'. The party's state unit appears to have shed its ennui and working overtime to ensure that the rally is a grand success.

Waiting to grill Rahul Gandhi in Aap Ki Adalat, Rajat Sharma tells Sunil Grover at India TV conclave
TV | Feb 04, 2019, 11:32 AM IST
Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma made it clear that he never wanted his programme “Aap Ki Adalat” to create problems for the celebrities who are grilled at the courtroom show. Know more!
Donald Trump is best candidate for Aap Ki Adalat, says India TV Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma
TV | Feb 03, 2019, 12:30 PM IST
He also named Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
Parrikar-Rahul meeting row: Smriti Irani calls Rahul Gandhi 'congenital liar', Congress hits back
India | Jan 31, 2019, 05:32 PM IST
In a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi on the row over his meeting with Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, BJP leader Smriti Irani on Thursday described the Congress chief as a "congenital liar" and wondered if he is "India's first post-truth politician".

Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde mocks Rahul Gandhi as 'hybrid breed'
National | Jan 31, 2019, 09:09 AM IST
"Rahul knows nothing about India and there is no question of he knowing anything about religion (dharma). Look, how they lie. You cannot get such a hybrid breed in world's any laboratory but in our country's Congress laboratory," said Hegde.
Parrikar, Rahul engage in 'letter war' over Rafale deal; 'PM forced you', says Congress chief
National | Jan 31, 2019, 12:07 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi stressed that he never shared the details of his conversation with the Goa CM Manohar Parrikar.
Union minister disapproves BJP MLA's comparison of Rahul to Ravana, Priyanka to Surpanakha
National | Jan 30, 2019, 08:09 PM IST
The Bairia MLA called Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ram, while likening the two Congress leaders to the villains in Ramayana.

'No mention of Rafale deal in 5-minute meet': Parrikar accuses Rahul of using courtesy visit for 'political gains'
India | Jan 30, 2019, 06:58 PM IST
Parrikar, former defence minister, further accused Gandhi of using his courtesy visit to him for petty political gains.
Rafale Deal giving PM Modi sleepless nights: Rahul Gandhi
India | Jan 30, 2019, 05:02 PM IST
Addressing Yuva Kranti Yatra at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi, the Congress president alleged that Modi stole opportunities from youth to give Rs. 30,000 crore to Anil Ambani.
Parrikar clearly stated that he has nothing to do with new deal on Rafale: Rahul Gandhi
National | Jan 30, 2019, 11:34 AM IST
"Friends, the ex-defence minister clearly stated that he has nothing to do with the new deal that was orchestrated by Mr Narendra Modi to benefit Anil Ambani," Gandhi told booth-level party workers meeting in Kochi.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019 | Congress likely to announce list of Delhi candidates by February 20
India | Jan 30, 2019, 08:04 AM IST
For Chandani Chowk, the name doing the rounds are those of former Delhi minister Haroon Yusuf and former Union minister Kapil Sibal. However, Sibal is a Rajya Sabha MP and may not contest.
Modi wasted 5 years of country, time for change has come: Rahul Gandhi targets prime minister
India | Jan 30, 2019, 07:36 AM IST
"We can do it. We need to come together as a country," Gandhi said in a Facebook post.
Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi assures passage of Women's reservation bill if voted to power
Jan 30, 2019, 12:01 AM IST
The quota promise comes a day after Rahul Gandhi made the big announcement of assured minumum wage for poor, if elected.
PM Modi provided maximum income guarantee to 15 of his friends: Rahul Gandhi in Cochin
India | Jan 29, 2019, 05:22 PM IST
Addressing a gathering of booth workers in Kerala's Cochin, Rahul said his party waived off loans taken by farmers in the three states - Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan - immediately after assuming the charge.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi meets Manohar Parrikar hours after attacking Goa CM over Rafale deal
India | Jan 29, 2019, 05:19 PM IST
Gandhi also went to the opposition lobby and met Congress MLAs.