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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.

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Rahul Gandhi takes dig at govt over record COVID-19 vaccinations
India | Sep 19, 2021, 12:37 PM IST
Gandhi on Saturday had hoped more such record vaccinations happened in the country.
Priyanka Gandhi to decide if she wants to be CM candidate in UP elections: Salman Khurshid
India | Sep 19, 2021, 07:19 AM IST
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Khurshid asserted that the Congress Party will fight the UP polls under Priyanka's leadership.
Negating Rama, Krishna, fleeing to Italy nature of particular party: UP CM Adityanath
India | Sep 19, 2021, 06:57 AM IST
Without naming Rahul Gandhi, Adityanath in an address said, “People of one party flee to Italy in the times of calamity".

Navjot Singh Sidhu adamant on Punjab CM's post: Sources
India | Sep 20, 2021, 10:19 AM IST
Sources say that this time the Congress party will appoint a deputy chief minister also. The decisions on new Punjab Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are likely to be taken on Sunday.
Congress social media department passes resolution to make Rahul Gandhi party president
India | Sep 18, 2021, 11:44 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi attended the social media department meeting and urged party workers to continue their fight against the ruling dispensation with humility, truth and love.
Tumultuous relationship between Sidhu and Amarinder - What happened between 2 Punjab 'captains'
India | Sep 19, 2021, 01:09 PM IST
Following years and months of bitter dual with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sidhu, Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as Chief Minister and raised serious questions against Sidhu.

Captain Amarinder Singh quits as Chief Minister. What next for Punjab Congress?
India | Sep 18, 2021, 10:23 PM IST
Congress veteran Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as chief minister of Punjab, capping months of a power tussle that had polarised the ruling party in the state headed for elections in just about four months.
'Whosoever Congress wants': Captain Amarinder Singh on who will replace him as Punjab CM
India | Sep 18, 2021, 06:46 PM IST
Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as Punjab Chief Minister ahead of the crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting in Chandigarh today. The development comes amid the ongoing power battle with Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sindhu that have created differences in the party.
Shashi Tharoor asks for immediate change of leadership in Congress
India | Sep 18, 2021, 03:40 PM IST
Tharoor was part of the Group of 23 Congress leaders, who last year wrote a letter to Sonia asking for sweeping changes in the party.

'Looking forward to more', Rahul tweets as India completes over 2 Cr single-day vaccination
India | Sep 18, 2021, 02:12 PM IST
India broke all previous records administering over 2 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in a day on Friday registering a phenomenal feat.
Mamata Banerjee, not Rahul Gandhi, face of opposition against Modi: TMC
India | Sep 17, 2021, 11:01 PM IST
The Congress in West Bengal declined to attach much importance to the assertions of the TMC, saying it is too early to predict who will become an alternative face to Modi.
Rahul Gandhi extends four-word birthday greetings to PM Modi
India | Sep 17, 2021, 07:19 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is celebrating his 71st birthday today. Born in Gujarat in 1950, PM Modi joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at an early age and was later drafted into the BJP.

Rahul Gandhi's 'Hindu' remark: Will lodge FIR against him, says MP Minister Narottam Mishra
India | Sep 16, 2021, 07:40 PM IST
Speaking at an event of the All India Mahila Congress, Rahul Gandhi had hit out at the RSS-BJP accusing them of using Hindu sentiments for political gains.
BJP-RSS 'fake Hindus', they 'use' religion, says Rahul Gandhi
India | Sep 15, 2021, 07:27 PM IST
Addressing the foundation day of the All India Mahila Congress, Gandhi said that the ideology of the Congress was completely opposite of the BJP-RSS and only one of the two ideologies can rule the country.
Rahul Gandhi should take over as Congress president, lead agitations against BJP: Panel
India | Sep 15, 2021, 05:28 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi quit as the Congress president in 2019 after the Lok Sabha elections drubbing without waiting for the election of a new party chief.

'...bulldozing of criminals' property will continue': UP CM's stinging reply to Rahul's tweet
India | Sep 14, 2021, 06:26 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were involved in an intense verbal duel on Tuesday. It all started with Rahul Gandhi's tweet mocking the BJP leader.
Rahul Gandhi attacks government over 'job losses'
India | Sep 12, 2021, 12:50 PM IST
Taking to Twitter, Gandhi tagged a media report on US auto major Ford deciding to stop vehicle manufacturing in India which quoted an industry insider as saying that over 4,000 small firms could shut down.
Media was critical of UPA during 26/11 Mumbai attack, not the same with Modi govt: Rahul Gandhi
India | Sep 12, 2021, 07:30 AM IST
Gandhi cited that several terror-related incidents, similar to the Mumbai attack, had taken place during the Narendra Modi government, but it was not criticised by the media the same way as the UPA was, sources said.
J&K issues Gandhi family's legacy: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi reaching out to Kashmiri Pandits
India | Sep 11, 2021, 07:03 AM IST
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, in a press conference, alleged the Congress, for its petty vote bank politics, sacrificed not only the Kashmiri Pandits but also the development of the region.
Kanhaiya to join Cong? Series of meetings with Rahul Gandhi sets tongues wagging
India | Sep 10, 2021, 04:19 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar had contested Lok Sabha elections in 2019 on a CPI ticket from Bihar's Begusarai. He, however, lost to BJP's firebrand leader Giriraj Singh.