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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

Passage of Farm Laws Repeal Bill without discussion 'unfortunate': Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 29, 2021, 03:54 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi said that manner in which farm laws have been repealed without debate shows the government afraid of discussion.
Sunrise in Parliament should be in name of farmers today: Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 29, 2021, 12:20 PM IST
The Congress and other opposition parties have been demanding that the farm laws be repealed on the first day of the Winter Session itself.
'New variant serious threat', says Rahul Gandhi amid Omicron scare
India | Nov 28, 2021, 12:03 AM IST
Gandhi's remarks come amid rising global concerns over the new strain of the deadly virus that has been named ‘Omicron’ by the World Health Organization and classified as a variant of concern.

Credible data needed on COVID deaths in India: Rahul Gandhi
World | Nov 24, 2021, 02:35 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi shared a video in which families, who lost their dear ones due to COVID in Gujarat, alleged that they did not receive timely help from the govt.
'Only Mamata Banerjee has potential to defeat BJP,' says new TMC entrant Ashok Tanwar
India | Nov 23, 2021, 08:28 PM IST
Tanwar was a close aide of Rahul Gandhi. In February this year, Tanwar launched a new political party 'Apna Bharat Morcha'.
Cong asks PM to end 'silence' on Chinese 'intrusion' in Arunchal Pradesh
India | Nov 21, 2021, 07:24 PM IST
The opposition party also accused the BJP of giving lessons on national security to the entire country while digressing from addressing the serious issue that affected India's integrity and sovereignty.

Rahul Gandhi writes open letter to farmers, promises support in their future struggles
India | Nov 19, 2021, 11:19 PM IST
Noting that the struggle is not over yet, Rahul Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to dare again to conspire to make farmers slaves in their own land by playing into the hands of a few capitalists and urged him to work towards fulfilling his promise of doubling farmers' income by 2022.
Justice prevailed, farmers' protest vindicated: Congress on farm laws repeal announcement
India | Nov 19, 2021, 11:59 AM IST
Farm Laws Repealed: Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that the agitation has won and the arrogance has lost.
Farm laws: Farmers satyagraha defeated arrogance, says Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 19, 2021, 10:43 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi said that farmers satyagraha defeated arrogance as he referred to PM Narendra Modi's announcement about the government's decision to repeal the three farm laws.

Captain Amarinder Singh rubbishes claims of his proposed meeting with Gandhis
India | Nov 14, 2021, 11:15 PM IST
Captain Amarinder Singh quit the Congress on November 2 and accused Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of hatching a "midnight conspiracy" to oust him from the state government.
Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal dispatches Bhagavad Gita to Rahul Gandhi amid Hindutva row
India | Nov 14, 2021, 06:10 PM IST
Jaiswal, who was formerly the BJP’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, said Gandhi’s attempts to distinguish Hinduism from Hindutva was “height of ignorance” and a reflection on the belief of the Congress in the dictum of “divide and rule”.
Salman Khurshid Book Controversy: 'Hinduism and Hindutva' are different things, says Rahul
India | Nov 12, 2021, 07:35 PM IST
The BJP launched a scathing attack on the Congress over its leader Salman Khurshid reportedly comparing Hindutva with the jihadist Islam of terrorist groups such as ISIS and Boko Haram in his latest book, saying the opposition party has not only hurt Hindus but also the soul of India.

Govt does not have strategy on China: Rahul Gandhi
India | Nov 12, 2021, 01:57 PM IST
Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on Thursday said the controversy about the Chinese coming into the Indian territory and building a new village is not true and that the villages were well within the Chinese side of the LAC.
'At behest of Sonia, Rahul': BJP blasts Congress over Salman Khurshid's controversial book
India | Nov 12, 2021, 05:55 PM IST
BJP has accused the Congress of spreading hatred and creating division in the society as it sought to know Sonia Gandhi's views on Salman Khurshid's new book.
High taxes on petrol, diesel: Now, Puri calls Rahul Gandhi 'jeb katra'
India | Nov 10, 2021, 06:02 PM IST
"How do you look at economic development, progress?... There has been record hike in capital expenditure. That is what is economic progress is," Hardeep Singh Puri said responding to the question on Gandhi's tweet of November 1 that cautioned against "pickpockets" as he charged the government of "profiteering" from record-high fuel tax and "fleecing" common man.

When truth is with you, don't be afraid, keep fighting 'corrupt' BJP govt: Rahul Gandhi on Rafale
India | Nov 09, 2021, 02:23 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's remarks came a day after a French investigative journal Mediapart made fresh claims that alleged bogus invoices were used that enabled French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation to pay at least 7.5 million euros in secret commissions to a middleman to help it secure the Rafale deal with India.
'No apology': Rahul Gandhi takes swipe at Modi govt on 5 years of demonetisation
India | Nov 09, 2021, 12:05 AM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi takes a swipe at the Modi government on 5 years of demonetisation saying there is no apology for it.
Here is what Rahul Gandhi's first order would be if he becomes Prime Minister
India | Nov 06, 2021, 11:38 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, during his Diwali dinner with a group from Tamil Nadu also said the one thing he would teach his children would be 'humility'.
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over LPG price hike, says people forced to use 'chulhas'
India | Nov 06, 2021, 01:33 PM IST
The development vehicle of PM Narendra Modi is in the "reverse gear", he said.
Rahul Gandhi on way to London for another holiday? BJP's Amit Malviya takes swipe at Congress leader
India | Nov 04, 2021, 07:01 PM IST
Taking to Twitter, Amit Malviya wrote, "PM Modi returned from a successful visit of the G20, COP26 and got straight to work, chaired important meetings and took big decisions. Today, he was at Nowshera to celebrate Deepawali with jawans. But where is Rahul Gandhi? Apparently on his way to London for another holiday!"