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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

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calls Mamata Banerjee opportunist after Rahul Gandhi's ‘we are close' remark
Kolkata | Jan 24, 2024, 08:13 AM IST
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'Mamata Banerjee is an opportunist' remark came after party leader Rahul Gandhi said that the West Bengal Chief Minister is "very close" to him.
FIR against Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders in Assam for 'violence and assault'
India | Jan 23, 2024, 11:54 PM IST
Hours after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the DGP to register a case against Rahul Gandhi for "provoking the crowd" to break barricades during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Jatra, the Congress leader on Tuesday claimed that "fear in their hearts" has led to such a direction.
Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, January 23, 2024
India | Jan 24, 2024, 12:04 AM 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.

Assam CM Himanta Sarma instructs police to file case against Rahul Gandhi for 'provoking crowd'
India | Jan 23, 2024, 01:41 PM IST
The police, which had set up barricades at two places to prevent the Yatra from entering the city limits, had to use force to stop the Congress workers.
High drama at Guwahati border as Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra crosses Assam
India | Jan 23, 2024, 01:19 PM IST
According to reports, more police forces have been deployed at the location. Congress claimed that over 5,000 Yatris are at the location currently.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Assam: Rahul asked not to hold street-corner meeting, padyatra in Morigaon
India | Jan 22, 2024, 05:19 PM IST
Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh said that the only objective was to stop Rahul Gandhi from visiting the religious place.

'Aaj sirf ek vyakti mandir mein ja sakta hain': Rahul's dig at PM after entry denied at Assam temple
India | Jan 22, 2024, 05:14 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was denied entry at the Batadrava shrine in Assam amid Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya. He took a veiled dig at the Prime Minister and questioned the public if he had committed a crime in visiting the temple.
Congress to hold protest today over 'planned attacks' on Rahul Gandhi's Yatra in Assam
India | Jan 22, 2024, 06:37 AM IST
Congress has alleged that since the yatra's entry in Assam, "the most corrupt CM in India has been carrying out relentless attacks on our convoys, properties and leaders using his goons."
Rahul Gandhi loses his cool allegedly over Jai Shri Ram chants, PM Modi slogans, Malviya posts video
India | Jan 21, 2024, 09:54 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's video surfaced on social media hours after the Congress alleged an attack by BJP workers on Jairam Ramesh's car during Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Assam.

Did she get an offer to contest from Amethi? This is what Sadhvi Ritambhara told Rajat Sharma
India | Jan 20, 2024, 10:32 PM IST
Sadhvi Ritambhara appeared in India TV's Aap Ki Adalat show and spoke on Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony, Uniform Civil Code, AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, among various other issues.
Assam: FIR registered against Rahul Gandhi’s 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' for route deviation
India | Jan 19, 2024, 11:40 AM IST
Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', led by its leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday entered Assam through Haluwating in Sivasagar district from Nagaland.
FACT CHECK: Viral screenshot falsely claims Xi Jinping thanked Rahul Gandhi | Know the truth here
Fact Check | Jan 18, 2024, 11:45 PM IST
FACT CHECK: The viral screenshot is declared fake after verification by India TV's Fact Check team. The Global Times did not post any such statement thanking Rahul Gandhi.

Breaking News, January 18 | HIGHLIGHTS
India | Jan 19, 2024, 09:58 AM IST
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India TV Samvaad: 'Seat sharing in UP will be finalised very soon', says SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
India | Jan 17, 2024, 11:12 PM IST
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expresses optimism about the finalisation of seat-sharing among I.N.D.I.A constituent parties in Uttar Pradesh. With 100 days left for elections, he emphasises the need to focus on ground-level work.
Breaking News, January 17 | Highlights
India | Jan 18, 2024, 04:43 AM IST
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Ram Mandir inauguration is 'Modi ka function': Rahul Gandhi takes a swipe at PM Modi
India | Jan 16, 2024, 03:28 PM IST
The Congress has particularly declined the invitation for the January 22 Ram Mandir consecration ceremony and had termed it as a RSS/BJP event.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: 'Will bring back harmony, peace' says Rahul Gandhi in Manipur
India | Jan 14, 2024, 10:46 PM IST
The Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0, named as Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, began today from Manipur. Rahul Gandhi will look to revive the political fortunes of the party through the Yatra which will majorly cover the Hindi heartland states, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The Yatra will culminate in Mumbai.
Breaking News, January 14 | Highlights
India | Jan 14, 2024, 11:29 PM IST
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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi to begin his travel through 100 Lok Sabha segments from Manipur
India | Jan 14, 2024, 06:25 AM IST
The Congress has said that it is taking out the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as the government did not give it a chance to raise people's issues in Parliament
AAP-Congress finalise seat-sharing for all states except Punjab: Sources
India | Jan 13, 2024, 07:46 PM IST
I.N.D.I.A bloc has been formed to take on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections, due to be held in April-May this year. The alliance members held a virtual meeting to discuss key issues including seat-sharing.