Amit Shah said PM Modi has eliminated terrorism from the country during his ten-year rule (File) Bodeli (Gujarat): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday took a dig at Rahul Gandhi for contesting from the Wayanad and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seats, claiming that the Congress leader will lose from Rae Bareli by a huge … Read more
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a ‘shahanshaah’ (king of king) who lives in a palace but is cut off from the public, responding to the PM’s ‘shehzada’ jibe for her brother Rahul Gandhi. The Congress general secretary was addressing a public rally at Lakhani in Gujarat’s Banaskantha Lok … Read more
Garry Kasparov’s social media post on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s love for chess went viral. New Delhi: Russian chess great Garry Kasparov hoped that his “little joke” on Indian politics does not pass for “advocacy or expertise” after his social media post on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s love for the game went viral. Within hours … Read more
The Union minister said Rahul gandhi had “run away” from Amethi in 2019 as well. New Delhi: Exuding confidence after the Congress decided not to field Rahul Gandhi against her in Amethi, Union Minister Smriti Irani has said this is a sign of the Congress conceding the 79th out of Uttar Pradesh’s 80 Lok Sabha … Read more
The Congress leader said Raebareli is his family’s “karmabhoomi”. New Delhi: Attacked by the BJP and his former opponent, Smriti Irani, for deciding not to make an attempt to win back the family bastion of Amethi and contesting from the relatively safe seat of Raebareli instead, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said his mother has … Read more
Dinesh Pratap Singh is believed to hold significant influence in the Thakur community. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated Dinesh Pratap Singh as its candidate for the Raebareli Lok Sabha seat, which has been a Congress stronghold for decades. Mr Singh, a three-time Member of the Legislative Council in UP, will face former Congress … Read more
Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination for the Lok Sabha election in Raebareli today New Delhi: Mother Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by his side, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today field nomination papers for the Raebareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi’s husband Robert Vadra were also … Read more
Smriti Irani targetted Rahul Gandhi today after Mr Gandhi chose not to contest from Amethi Amethi, Uttar Pradesh: Union minister Smriti Irani today said that the Gandhis’ absence from the electoral fray in Amethi indicates that the Congress has accepted defeat even before polling. “Gandhi family not being present in the election fray in Amethi … Read more
Rahul Gandhi will contest from Raebareli New Delhi: From Feroze Gandhi and Indira Gandhi to their daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi, the high-profile Raebareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh has sent several Congress heavyweights to parliament since the first national election in 1951-52. After much suspense, the Congress announced Rahul Gandhi as its candidate from Raebareli, … Read more
The court refused to hear the matter and allowed the petitioner to withdraw the plea New Delhi: Rejecting a request for a ban on namesake candidates in elections, the Supreme Court today said it cannot stop people from contesting polls if they are named after political leaders. Petitioner Sabu Stephen had moved a public interest … Read more
Rahul Gandhi in Raebareli: Rahul Gandhi will reportedly hold a roadshow in Raebareli. Raebareli: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Raebareli on a chartered flight this morning to file his nomination, hours after his party ended the suspense on Amethi and Raebareli, two key seats that are a prestige battle for the party. Their plane … Read more
Rahul Gandhi will be contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Raebareli. New Delhi: As the Congress today announced Rahul Gandhi’s switch from Amethi – where he lost the 2019 election – to the Raebareli seat vacated by his mother Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocked the Congress leader using his own words. PM Modi, … Read more