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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

PM Modi's veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi: 'Some are trying to disrupt national unity'
India | Sep 17, 2024, 12:14 AM IST
"On one hand, every person in the country wants to be the brand ambassador of India in the world. While, on the other, some filled with negativity, are attacking on the unity of the country," PM Modi asserted.
Rahul baba, sister Priyanka rode snowmobile because we made Kashmir safe: Amit Shah at BJP rally
India | Sep 16, 2024, 08:00 PM IST
Home Minister Amit Shah, who addressed several BJP poll events in election-bound Jammu and Kashmir, reiterated that Article 370 is now history and will never be a part of India’s constitution again.
Shinde's Shiv Sena MLA offers Rs 11 lakh for cutting off Rahul Gandhi's tongue, sparks row | Watch
Maharashtra | Sep 16, 2024, 04:42 PM IST
Shiv Sena (Eknath) MLA from Buldhana assembly seat in Vidarbha region Sanjay Gaikwad offered Rs 11 lakh to anyone chopping off Rahul Gandhi's tongue. The BJP has distanced itself from Gaikwad's statement, while Congress has demanded action against him.

'Life is not khatakhat, it's hard work': Jaishankar takes jibe at Rahul Gandhi in Geneva | VIDEO
World | Sep 14, 2024, 09:13 AM IST
EAM Jaishankar took a veiled jibe at Rahul Gandhi while addressing the Indian community in Geneva. He said that "life is not khatakhat but a hard work".
Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, September 12, 2024
India | Sep 12, 2024, 10:55 PM IST
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
OPINION | Why is Congress silent on Khalistani Pannu praising Rahul?
India | Sep 12, 2024, 04:37 PM IST
After the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, despite deep-rooted anger among the Sikhs about Congress role, the party never allowed Khalistan supporters to take advantage of the situation. Congress never allowed those demanding separate Khalistan to rear their heads. Then why is Kharge trying to obfuscate?

Sitaram Yechury dies: Rahul Gandhi, Mamata, Akhilesh, others condole demise of Left veteran
India | Sep 12, 2024, 06:32 PM IST
Yechury, 72, passed away on Thursday at AIIMS, New Delhi, after battling a respiratory tract infection. Known for his affable personality and accommodative political stance, Yechury was one of the most recognisable faces of the Left in recent years.
'Rahul Gandhi will also suffer same fate as his grandmother': Congress shares BJP leader's video
India | Sep 12, 2024, 12:17 PM IST
Delhi BJP's Sikh cell convenor Charanjeet Singh Lovely said Rahul Gandhi's small-mindedness is evident from his statement, claiming that Sikh turbans are not safe in India and that Sikhs lack religious freedom. Congress has historically been the political party that caused the most harm to Sikhs.
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India | Sep 14, 2024, 11:29 AM IST
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, September 11, 2024
India | Sep 11, 2024, 10:49 PM IST
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
'Congress prince heading to become anti-India separatist group leader': CM Yogi hits out at Rahul
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 11, 2024, 06:59 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also slammed the Congress party for entering an alliance with the National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir for the upcoming Assembly elections.
BJP workers protest outside Rahul Gandhi's residence over 'Sikh remark', seek his apology
India | Sep 11, 2024, 05:26 PM IST
The members of Sikh Prakoshth of BJP Delhi held a protest against Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi outside his residence over his statement on the Sikh community.

Himanta slams Rahul over his 'quota remark', says 'It reflects long-standing views of Gandhi family'
Assam | Sep 11, 2024, 04:30 PM IST
Top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah, criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. In a strong-worded note on X, Shah said as long as the BJP is there, neither can anyone abolish reservations nor can anyone mess with the nation's security.
'Mohabbat Ki Dukaan chalate chalate...': Rajnath slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Sikhs
India | Sep 11, 2024, 04:46 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi in his controversial speech in Herndon, Virginia, said that the fight in India is about whether a person, as a Sikh, is going to be allowed to wear a turban in India and would be able to visit a Gurdwara.
'PM Modi has not handled China situation well': Rahul Gandhi in US, says 'won't accept Pakistan...'
World | Sep 11, 2024, 02:40 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi indicated that the Congress is aligned with the BJP on major policy issues like Pakistan and India-US relations, although he criticised PM Modi's approach to China. He asserted that Indian democracy was broken in the last 10 years and is now fighting back.

Khalistani terrorist Pannun endorses Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Sikhs, says it 'justify Khalistan'
World | Sep 11, 2024, 03:18 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi ignited a political controversy in the United States, casting doubt on whether a Sikh person would be allowed to wear a turban. The unexpected endorsement by the Khalistani terrorist did not portray the Congress leader in a good light.
No one can mess with nation's security as long as BJP is there: Amit Shah attacks Rahul Gandhi
India | Sep 11, 2024, 01:22 PM IST
Amit Shah added Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's statement lays bare the Congress's politics of causing rifts on the lines of regionalism, religion, and linguistic differences.
'Is Desh Virodh OK?': Rahul Gandhi's meeting with anti-India US lawmaker Ilhan Omar draws BJP's ire
India | Sep 11, 2024, 11:40 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Ilhan Omar sparked a fresh row as the BJP accused him of working with "radical and anti-India" elements and working against the country. Omar has previously drawn India's ire by visiting Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and passing anti-India resolutions.
OPINION | LoP Rahul Gandhi should speak with responsibility
India | Sep 11, 2024, 11:40 AM IST
At Georgetown University in Washington DC, Rahul gave the impression that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were not held in a free and fair manner.
Mayawati responds to Rahul Gandhi's clarification on quota: 'If Congress' intentions were clear...'
Uttar Pradesh | Sep 11, 2024, 11:09 AM IST
Hitting out at the Congress, BSP chief Mayawati said the grand old party never implemented OBC reservation nor conducted caste census when it was in power. She also claimed that the Congress will never be able to conduct caste census in the future.