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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
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Story on Cambridge Analytica's ties with Congress invented by BJP as diversion tactic: Rahul Gandhi
National | Mar 22, 2018, 12:03 PM IST"Problem: 39 Indians dead; Govt on the mat, caught lying. Solution: Invent story on Congress & Data Theft. Result: Media networks bite bait; 39 Indians vanish from radar. Problem solved," Gandhi tweeted on Thursday.
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Rahul Gandhi invokes Indira Gandhi to seek Karnataka people's 'blessing' for polls
National | Mar 21, 2018, 09:32 PM ISTExpressing confidence that the ruling party would win the polls because of unity and hard work of its cadres, Gandhi requested the people to bless him with their support as they did to his grandmother.
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Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi amid reports of China's new route to Doklam
National | Mar 21, 2018, 08:06 PM ISTRahul Gandhi and his party have been attacking the prime minister and his government over the Doklam issue due to the Chinese build-up there.
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Modi's 'acche din' PR will take a beating: Rahul Gandhi targets PM on unemployment
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In sharp attack, Rahul Gandhi makes Pandava-Kaurava analogy; BJP calls it 'rhetoric of a loser'
India | Mar 18, 2018, 11:38 PM ISTRecalling the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat, Rahul said the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.
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'Sounds like loser's rhetoric devoid of substance', BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi
National | Mar 18, 2018, 11:18 PM ISTSitharaman's response came as Rahul recalled the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat and said that the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth.
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'BJP, RSS fight for power like Kauravas but Congress like Pandavas for truth'
National | Mar 18, 2018, 06:04 PM ISTTaking the ruling BJP on, Gandhi said the party sought to divert people's attention from issues such as unemployment and farm distress with "fancy events".
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Congress plenary: BJP slams Sonia, Rahul speeches as 'stale rhetoric'
National | Mar 18, 2018, 07:43 AM ISTBJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao on Saturday night said the Congress is incapable of mounting a political challenge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Congress plenary session: Sonia targets Modi; Siddaramaiah says 'unstoppable' Rahul to be next PM
National | Mar 17, 2018, 11:51 PM ISTAddressing the Congress' plenary session here, Siddaramaiah said the upcoming state polls will work as a "big boost" and a "stepping stone" for the party ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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At Congress conclave, Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP, says 'they use anger, we use love'
National | Mar 17, 2018, 12:07 PM IST"They (BJP) use anger we use love but one thing that I want to say is that this country belongs to everyone and whatever Congress will do will be for the benefit for all," Gandhi said.
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Plenary session: Won't ever cower down before BJP's tactics to destroy Congress, says Sonia Gandhi
National | Mar 17, 2018, 04:21 PM IST"In the last four years, this arrogant govt has left no stone unturned to destroy Congress. But Congress has never cowered down and it will never cower down," said Sonia Gandhi.
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Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi quotes Dassault’s report to substantiate ‘overpricing’ charges
National | Mar 16, 2018, 06:08 PM ISTIn a tweet, Rahul lambasted Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for not disclosing the price for the fighter jets citing threat to national security.
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'Voters are angry with BJP': Rahul Gandhi on bypoll results
Elections | Mar 16, 2018, 06:51 PM ISTCongratulating SP and RJD candidates who emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha bypolls, Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress will now look forward to 'Navnirman' in Uttar Pradesh.
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Chhattisgarh maoist attack reflects deteriorating internal security situation, says Rahul Gandhi
India | Mar 13, 2018, 06:22 PM IST"The Maoist attack in Sukma, Chhattisgarh in which 9 CRPF jawans lost their lives is tragic. It reflects a deteriorating internal security situation due to flawed policies," tweeted Gandhi.
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Shed your egos, accept demands of farmers and tribals: Rahul to PM, Fadnavis
National | Mar 12, 2018, 03:23 PM IST"I appeal to PM Modi and the CM to not stand on ego and to accept their just demands," Gandhi tweeted.
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I told my father he was going to die: Rahul Gandhi on Rajiv Gandhi's assassination
India | Mar 11, 2018, 07:06 PM ISTThe younger Gandhi also told the IIM alumni in Malaysia that he and his sister Priyanka had "completely forgiven" their father's killers.
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Me, my sister have 'completely forgiven' father's killers: Rahul Gandhi
India | Mar 11, 2018, 08:50 AM ISTGandhi, who is on a 5day trip to SEA countries, said: "We knew that my father was going to die. We knew that my grandmother was going to die. In politics, when you mess with the wrong forces, and if you stand for something, you will die."
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My meet with Rahul Gandhi would have prevented BJP's win in Gujarat: Hardik Patel
National | Mar 10, 2018, 11:24 PM ISTHardik Patel had pledged support with the Congress for the Gujarat polls held in last December.
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Watch video: Rahul Gandhi explains how he would've implemented demonetisation decision
National | Mar 10, 2018, 07:54 PM ISTCongress president Rahul Gandhi, who donned the hat of a vocal opposition leader in last few months, has been targeting the government over demonetisation drive wherever he goes, be it within the country or overseas.
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Delhi CM Kejriwal writes to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi; seeks appointments to resolve sealing issue
India | Mar 10, 2018, 11:55 AM ISTKejriwal had on Friday threatened that he would go on hunger strike if the sealing drive is not stopped by March 31.