After Jitin Prasada's exit, can Congress rein in next round of defections?
3 years, 6 months ago

After Jitin Prasada's exit, can Congress rein in next round of defections?

India Today  

The buzz in the Congress, social media, mainstream media and in the political circles over the next round of defection/identity of defectors has a simple answer. The usual suspect list of Sachin Pilot, Navjyot Singh Sidhu, RPN Singh and many more from G-23 — the Congress leaders who demanded organisational changes in the party — is misleading. There has been a constant buzz about RPN Singh, currently, the AICC’s point man for Jharkhand where the Congress is in power as a junior partner in the Hemant Soren ministry. RPN Singh was narrating the Jharkhand Assembly polls experience where the state party leadership, in collaboration with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and others, followed a strategy not to attack or name Prime Minister Narendra Modi. READ | Left due to ideals: Jitin Prasada says Congress has lost connect, become directionless Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has reportedly been backing these posts and positions with ‘outsiders’ that are ex-bureaucrats, poets, social workers etc looking for political patronage.

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Rajasthan by-polls: BJP wins five of seven seats, Congress loses ground with one seat
1 month ago

Rajasthan by-polls: BJP wins five of seven seats, Congress loses ground with one seat

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: Assembly by-election results for seven constituencies in Rajasthan, announced on Saturday, marked a resounding victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Congress managed to secure one seat, Dausa, while the Bharatiya Adivasi Party clinched the Chaurasi seat. In Khinvsar, BJP’s Revantram Danga defeated Kanika Beniwal, wife of MP Hanuman Beniwal, by over 13,000 votes. In a closely contested Salumber seat, …

Ruling Congress and Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine flex political muscles in Vokkaliga heartland
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ruling Congress and Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine flex political muscles in Vokkaliga heartland

The Hindu  

The Opposition BJP-JD combine and the ruling Congress flexed their political muscles in the Vokkaliga heartland of Mandya district on Tuesday with the former’s padayatra reaching Maddur on the fourth day of its Bengaluru to Mysuru march and the latter holding a large Janandolana rally in Mandya town. While the Opposition is making efforts to draw public attention to the …

Elaborate Arrangement Made for Revanth Reddy’s Public Meeting in Adilabad Today
8 months ago

Elaborate Arrangement Made for Revanth Reddy’s Public Meeting in Adilabad Today

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Congress leaders have made extensive preparations for a public meeting to be held on April 22 in Adilabad town, where Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is scheduled to address the gathering. Panchayat raj minister Seethakka, along with other leaders such as Vedma Bojju and Kandi Srinivas Reddy, have been actively involved in organising the event. However, there are rumors …

'Sudden illness': Rahul Gandhi to miss INDIA bloc's Jharkhand rally, says Congress
8 months ago

'Sudden illness': Rahul Gandhi to miss INDIA bloc's Jharkhand rally, says Congress

Hindustan Times  

Due to a “sudden illness,” Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will be forced to miss Sunday's INDIA bloc rally in Jharkhand's Ranchi, party leader Jairam Ramesh said. “Shri Rahul Gandhi was all set to campaign today in Satna and Ranchi, where the INDIA bloc rally is being held. Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge is of course attending the Ranchi rally after …

Rajasthan Congress treasurer Sitaram Agarwal joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha election
8 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan Congress treasurer Sitaram Agarwal joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee’s treasurer Sitaram Agarwal, who unsuccessfully contested the 2023 State Assembly election against Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on April 10. Jannayak Janata Party leader from Neem Ka Thana Raghuveer Singh Tanwar, who contested the 2023 Assembly polls, All-India Reserve Bank Employees’ Union’s former national secretary G.N. Pareek, Vishwakarma Industries Association …

Lok Sabha Polls: Chouhan Hits Campaign Trail with Train Travel from Bhopal to Ganjbasoda in MP
9 months ago

Lok Sabha Polls: Chouhan Hits Campaign Trail with Train Travel from Bhopal to Ganjbasoda in MP

News 18  

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate Shivraj Singh Chouhan, known for his down-to-earth approach, on Thursday opted to travel by train in second-class compartment to his constituency, which he fondly terms his ”karmabhoomi”. #WATCH | Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh CM and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan travels in a passenger train for the campaign in Ganj …

Rahul Gandhi confirmed to be contesting from Wayanad, no discussion on UP seats
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi confirmed to be contesting from Wayanad, no discussion on UP seats

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Kerala's Wayanad, the seat that he represented in the last Lok Sabha including a brief period of his suspension, the central election committee of the party vetted on Thursday -- in the first meeting of the election body meeting. There was no confirmation whether Rahul Gandhi will also contest from Amethi, the seat he …

BJP claims ‘rift’ in Congress after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said she will not join Rahul Gandhi's BJN Yatra in UP
10 months, 1 week ago

BJP claims ‘rift’ in Congress after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said she will not join Rahul Gandhi's BJN Yatra in UP

Op India  

On 16th February, the Bharatiya Janata Party charged that their “irreconcilable rift” over the party’s control was the reason why Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is not joining her brother Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh. It has become widely recognized that there is an unbridgeable divide between the brother and sister over who owns the party.” …

Priyanka Gandhi, Sachin Pilot to Visit Odisha Soon: PCC Chief Sarat Pattanayak
10 months, 1 week ago

Priyanka Gandhi, Sachin Pilot to Visit Odisha Soon: PCC Chief Sarat Pattanayak

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: After Rahul Gandhi’s recent three-day visit to Odisha during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Congress camp in the state now appears quite upbeat and it now bracing up to roll out red carpet for key leaders of the party to boost the campaign programme. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattanayak on Monday informed that Priyanka Gandhi …

Amid paper leak issue, Rajasthan Congress chief put to test on home turf
1 year, 1 month ago

Amid paper leak issue, Rajasthan Congress chief put to test on home turf

The Hindu  

“I will not allow the future of our youths to be destroyed by the man who claims to be working for your welfare as your representative,” Subhash Maharia, former Union Minister, declared at an election meeting in Khuri Bari village of Lachhmangarh constituency on Tuesday. Mr. Maharia, the BJP candidate for the Rajasthan Assembly election, knew where to hit during …

M.P. voters will decide whether Congress leaders are a Jai-Veeru jodi or a duo of the corrupt: Jyotiraditya Scindia
1 year, 1 month ago

M.P. voters will decide whether Congress leaders are a Jai-Veeru jodi or a duo of the corrupt: Jyotiraditya Scindia

The Hindu  

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is asking the public to cast its verdict on his political choices. In March 2020, Mr. Scindia had walked out of the Congress with 22 MLAs, overthrowing the 15-month government led by Kamal Nath, and formed after the Congress won the 2018 Madhya Pradesh Assembly election. More than three years later, Mr. Scindia is …

BJP’s Parivartan Yatras in final phase in Rajasthan ahead of PM Modi’s rally
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP’s Parivartan Yatras in final phase in Rajasthan ahead of PM Modi’s rally

The Hindu  

The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party’s Parivartan Yatras, launched from four corners of Rajasthan earlier this month, have entered the final phase before a rally to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jaipur on September 25. The decision to bring senior leaders from New Delhi and other States to Rajasthan to participate in the Parivartan Yatras marked a departure …

Maharashtra politics: 17 Congress MLAs may quit party, says Eknath-led Shiv Sena leader Gulab Raghunath Patil
1 year, 5 months ago

Maharashtra politics: 17 Congress MLAs may quit party, says Eknath-led Shiv Sena leader Gulab Raghunath Patil

India TV News  

Maharashtra Politics: After Nationalist Congress Party, the Congress party may face a jolt as 17 of its MLAs may quit the party, CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Gulab Raghunath Patil has said in a statement. Questions over opposition unity Ajit Pawar leaving his uncle and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar high and dry to join the Eknath Shinde-led government has …

Despite Karnataka, Himachal victories, Congress still questions EVMs
1 year, 7 months ago

Despite Karnataka, Himachal victories, Congress still questions EVMs

India TV News  

Karnataka CM Tussle: Even after winning assembly elections in Karnataka, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday said that just because they have won Karnataka and Himachal does not mean that their questions on EVMs do not remain. After Karnataka win, top leaders are in a huddle to solve the tussle of choosing the next chief minister as the two competent …

Congress to protest in AP over Rahul dismissal today
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress to protest in AP over Rahul dismissal today

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Gidugu Rudra Raju said all is set for organising the “Jai Bharath Satyagraha” at the Gymkhana Grounds in Vijayawada on Monday. AICC secretary Ranjitha Ranjan and AP affairs in-charge Meiyappan will be among those attending the satyagraha and public meeting being organised to protest against the cancellation of Rahul Gandhi’s membership of Lok Sabha …

There's a 'Mo-Mo' understanding between Mamata Banerjee and PM Modi: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
1 year, 11 months ago

There's a 'Mo-Mo' understanding between Mamata Banerjee and PM Modi: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

India TV News  

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has said that there is a 'Mo-Mo' understanding between West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and PM Modi as both want a Congress-free India. When Modi ji says, India 'Congress-free', then Mamata ji also says Congress should be removed from Bengal," Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said. Previously, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury attacked the Centre over the recent Arunachal …

Congress spokesperson Deepika Pushkar resigns ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K
1 year, 11 months ago

Congress spokesperson Deepika Pushkar resigns ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K

The Hindu  

Just days ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra touching Jammu & Kashmir, a political drama unfolded here on Tuesday as former BJP leader Chowdhary Lal Singh’s decision to join Mr. Gandhi’s yatra saw another party leader, Deepika Pushkar Nath, leaving it. Congress sources said Mr. Singh, who has launched the Dogra Swabhimaan Sangathan party, is likely to …

After Rahul's near absence from Gujarat polls, Congress hits rock bottom
2 years ago

After Rahul's near absence from Gujarat polls, Congress hits rock bottom

Hindustan Times  

As the Congress hit rock bottom in Gujarat, settling for a dismal show of winning only 17 seats in the 182-member state assembly, baffled party leaders wondered whether the results could have been different had Rahul Gandhi campaigned in the state. In contrast, Rahul Gandhi's sister and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the most visible campaigner for the party …

Sonia joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Mandya for two hours
2 years, 2 months ago

Sonia joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Mandya for two hours

The Hindu  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which resumed its journey in Pandavapura in Karnataka’s Mandya district on Thursday after a two-day Dasara break. Jostling crowds On Thursday, several other party leaders, including the former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. While Mr. Shivakumar said Ms. Gandhi’s participation in the “historic” yatra had given …

Congress\' Bharat Jodo Yatra will have no impact: Karnataka CM Bommai
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress\' Bharat Jodo Yatra will have no impact: Karnataka CM Bommai

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', which is currently passing through the poll bound Karnataka, with the participation from the party's top leadership- Sonai, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, "will have no impact", state's Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday. He rejected the claims that the ruling BJP was planning for rallies and state-wide tours of its leaders to counter …

Congress President Sonia Gandhi joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Mandya
2 years, 2 months ago

Congress President Sonia Gandhi joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Mandya

The Hindu  

Congress President Sonia Gandhi joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which resumed its journey in Pandavapura in Karnataka's Mandya district on Thursday after a two-day Dasara break. Ms. Gandhi has joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra for the first time since it began on September 7 and wound its way through parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala before entering Karnataka on September …

Sonia Gandhi joins Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress says BJP shutting soon
2 years, 2 months ago

Sonia Gandhi joins Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress says BJP shutting soon

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi/Pandavapura : Congress president Sonia Gandhi, making a public appearance after a long gap, on Thursday participated in the party’s much-hyped Bharat Jodo Yatra for the first time. These are the last few days of Mrs Sonia Gandhi as Congress president, as the party’s internal elections will be held soon and a new party chief will be elected. We …

Sonia Gandhi joins Rahul Gandhi-led Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Karnataka's Mandya
2 years, 2 months ago

Sonia Gandhi joins Rahul Gandhi-led Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Karnataka's Mandya

India TV News  

Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday joined party's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' being led by Wayanad MP and her son Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka's Mandya. Amid cheers and slogan-shouting by party workers, Sonia Gandhi walked besides her son Rahul Gandhi and other leaders for a few kilometres in Mandya. Sonia Gandhi has not been electioneering or participating …

Sonia to join Rahul for Bharat Jodo Yatra on Thursday
2 years, 2 months ago

Sonia to join Rahul for Bharat Jodo Yatra on Thursday

Deccan Chronicle  

MYSURU: The interim president of All India Congress Committee Sonia Gandhi would be joining her son and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his Bharat Jodo Yatra on Thursday. Shivakumar told reports that Sonia Gandhi will join the padayatra at the location where Rahul Gandhi will be leading the workers. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi’s padayatra completed his leg of the march in …

Sonia reaches Mysuru; to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra on Oct. 6
2 years, 2 months ago

Sonia reaches Mysuru; to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra on Oct. 6

The Hindu  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi arrived in Mysuru on Monday and she is scheduled to participate in the Bharat Jodo Yatra on October 6. Ms. Gandhi will spend two days at a resort in Kabini, near Mysuru, before participating in the yatra, which will resume on Thursday after a two-day Dasara break from Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mr. Shivakumar, while speaking to reporters …

Sachin Pilot meets Sonia in Delhi, says Cong's aim is to win 2023 Rajasthan assembly polls
2 years, 2 months ago

Sachin Pilot meets Sonia in Delhi, says Cong's aim is to win 2023 Rajasthan assembly polls

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday met with party's interim boss Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence in Delhi. The meeting came only hours after his rival and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot opted out of the race to contest the Congress presidential elections. Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot arrives for a meeting …

Would Congress democratise itself? Unlikely, if one goes by past precedence
2 years, 3 months ago

Would Congress democratise itself? Unlikely, if one goes by past precedence

India Today  

Naysayers have been proven wrong. Arjun Singh, ND Tiwari, K Natwar Singh, Sheila Dixit and others who, in 1995, left the grand old party to form a breakaway Tiwari Congress, returned to the parent organisation in 1997 when the Congress was out of power and Sitaram Kesri was AICC president. WHEN JITTY BHAI TOOK ON SONIA The Congress had witnessed …

Will shake-ups in Punjab, Uttarakhand spell more trouble for Congress?
2 years, 8 months ago

Will shake-ups in Punjab, Uttarakhand spell more trouble for Congress?

India Today  

The Congress, in an apparent course correction in Punjab, is redirecting focus on Jat Sikhs, abandoning the experiment to try and consolidate its base among Dalit voters in the state. The party, which was voted out of power in Punjab in the recent elections, has chosen Jat Sikhs for two key posts: Amrinder Singh Raja Warring as the new state …

Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson, who said Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should step aside to 'save' party, sacked
2 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson, who said Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should step aside to 'save' party, sacked

Firstpost  

Tamil Nadu Congress’ Americai V Narayanan said that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should step aside, while their mother Sonia Gandhi should be at the forefront Chennai: All India Congress Committee member Americai V Narayanan, who had earlier suggested that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should step aside to “save” the Congress, has reportedly been sacked by the …

UP Polls: RPN Singh quits Congress amidst reports of his entry into BJP
2 years, 10 months ago

UP Polls: RPN Singh quits Congress amidst reports of his entry into BJP

Op India  

Congress heavyweight and former minister RPN Singh has tendered his resignation to the party and speculations are rife that he may join the Bhartiya Janata Party any time soon. Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/O4jWyL0YDC — RPN Singh January 25, 2022 Interestingly, the Congress leader has dropped ‘Congress’ from his Twitter bio and changed it to: “My motto India, First, Always.” RPN Singh’s …

'Heavyweight or deadweight': TMC MP Mahua Moitra's jibe after RPN Singh resigns from Cong
2 years, 10 months ago

'Heavyweight or deadweight': TMC MP Mahua Moitra's jibe after RPN Singh resigns from Cong

India Today  

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra took a dig at the BJP after Congress's star campaigner from Uttar Pradesh, RPN Singh, resigned from the party on Tuesday, January 25, amid speculation that he would join the BJP later in the day. — Mahua Moitra January 25, 2022 Taking to Twitter, RPN Singh shared his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. …

Jitin Prasada, UP Brahmin & Ex-Congressman, Now a Cabinet Minister in Yogi Govt: All You Need to Know
3 years, 2 months ago

Jitin Prasada, UP Brahmin & Ex-Congressman, Now a Cabinet Minister in Yogi Govt: All You Need to Know

News 18  

Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was expanded on Sunday evening. A popular Brahmin face Jitin Prasada, who switched over to the BJP from the Congress, was also sworn in as a minister in the UP government. Prasada was also in the news during the 2019 Lok Sabha …

Ahead of UP poll, Congress leader Lalitesh Tripathi resigns from party, may join SP: Sources
3 years, 3 months ago

Ahead of UP poll, Congress leader Lalitesh Tripathi resigns from party, may join SP: Sources

India Today  

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election to be held early next year, rumour has it that Congress leader Lalitesh Pati Tripathi has quit the party and may join the Samajwadi Party. A fourth-generation Congressman, he is the great-grandson of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kamlapati Tripathi. He had been anointed vice-president of Uttar Pradesh Congress and made in charge …

Prasada switch gives Pilot and his rebels hope in Rajasthan
3 years, 6 months ago

Prasada switch gives Pilot and his rebels hope in Rajasthan

India Today  

Sachin Pilot would perhaps be sending a ‘thank you’ note to friend Jitin Prasada. The Punjab Precedent In Punjab, the Congress high command had recently deputed a three-member panel consisting of Mallikarjun Kharge, Harish Rawat and JP Aggarwal to talk to Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and dissident leaders such as Navjot Singh Sidhu, Pratap Singh Bajwa and a number …

Prasada joining BJP may settle question of Brahmin face; Congress can ignore Tikait's Mamata visit at its own peril
3 years, 6 months ago

Prasada joining BJP may settle question of Brahmin face; Congress can ignore Tikait's Mamata visit at its own peril

Firstpost  

Prasada’s induction will further wear away whatever’s left of the Congress and the Gandhis in Uttar Pradesh, even if it does not yield dividends for the BJP Uttar Pradesh is in a political churn. The Congress’ depletion was evident in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, when Rahul Gandhi, the putative president, lost Amethi, the Gandhis’ pocket borough, to the BJP …

Will Jitin get 'prasada' from BJP? Kapil Sibal questions Congress leader's switch
3 years, 6 months ago

Will Jitin get 'prasada' from BJP? Kapil Sibal questions Congress leader's switch

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has said that there must be some reason behind Jitin Prasada's decision to quit the party and join the ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party. "I am not against what Jitin Prasada did as there must be some reason which hasn't been disclosed, but joining BJP is something I cannot understand," Sibal, one of the …

'Those who have small mindset': Jitin Prasada on MP Congress' garbage remark
3 years, 6 months ago

'Those who have small mindset': Jitin Prasada on MP Congress' garbage remark

India TV News  

Newly inducted BJP leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday said that his decision to switch sides was well-thought as he was aware of the situation of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Prasada's reply came following Mallikarjun Kharge's statement that he was never ignored in the party. When asked about Madhya Pradesh Congress' now-deleted tweet calling him garbage, Prasada said, "I won't …

How Jitin Prasada may help BJP in 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls and gain in return
3 years, 6 months ago

How Jitin Prasada may help BJP in 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls and gain in return

India Today  

For three generations, Prasadas were Congressmen. Now, Jitin Prasada has quit the party to join the BJP about eight months from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Jitin Prasada lost two Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019, failed to make a mark in Uttar Pradesh Assembly election in 2017 and achieved nothing in West Bengal Assembly election 2021 as Congress …

Jitin Prasada quits Congress, joins BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada quits Congress, joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Jitin Prasada, a former Union minister and prominent member of the Congress’ young brigade that is headed by Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined the BJP ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Mr Prasada, one of the signatories to the letter written by the "G-23" to the Congress’ interim president Sonia Gandhi, demanding major course correction …

Pilot trouble for Congress in Rajasthan, party gets no time to heal after Jitin Prasada wound
3 years, 6 months ago

Pilot trouble for Congress in Rajasthan, party gets no time to heal after Jitin Prasada wound

India Today  

With Jitin Prasada, once considered close to Rahul Gandhi and a bright future prospect, joining BJP, the Congress party's bad political days in office seem to be far from over. In Rajasthan, the agreement mediated by Congress top leaders between two factions led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot has not been rolled out even after 10 months. …

Jitin Prasada May Have Quit Congress Now, But His Trust Deficit With the Gandhis Existed Since 2019
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada May Have Quit Congress Now, But His Trust Deficit With the Gandhis Existed Since 2019

News 18  

In March 2019, a month before the Lok Sabha polls, Congress General Secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi had come up with an ambitious idea of bringing in a popular Brahmin face as a party candidate, against BJP stalwart Rajnath Singh in Lucknow. A man of sophistication, urban charm, a popular Brahmin face and two-term Union Minister, Jitin’s candidature …

'Team Rahul' disintegrates; after Scindia, Prasada will Sachin Pilot be the next?
3 years, 6 months ago

'Team Rahul' disintegrates; after Scindia, Prasada will Sachin Pilot be the next?

India TV News  

"No point being in a party if you cannot help the people," Jitin Prasada said after he switched sides from the Congress to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prasada's crisp statement made it amply clear what all was wrong with the Congress, an issue which was highlighted by 'G23' in the letter addressed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi last year. Jitin …

Jitin Prasada joins BJP: Unlike his father Jitendra, will he able to make Congress rue his absence?
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada joins BJP: Unlike his father Jitendra, will he able to make Congress rue his absence?

Firstpost  

Before his death, Prasada Sr who had contested and lost against Sonia Gandhi for the leadership of Congress was totally disillusioned with the Congress and Gandhis, in particular On 23 March, 2019, Congress had survived a scare of losing Jitin Prasada to the BJP. Even as Jitin Prasada suffered another humiliating defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, forfeiting deposit …

Palace Intrigue Victims? Before Jitin Prasada, His Father Too Was Disillusioned with Cong & Gandhis
3 years, 6 months ago

Palace Intrigue Victims? Before Jitin Prasada, His Father Too Was Disillusioned with Cong & Gandhis

News 18  

On March 23, 2019, the Congress had survived a scare of losing Jitin Prasada to the BJP. Even as Jitin Prasada suffered another humiliating defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, forfeiting deposit from Dhaurahra parliamentary seat, Prasada, a second-generation dynast, remained disillusioned, edgy and rebellious within the Congress till Wednesday afternoon. Jitendra Prasada had contested against Sonia Gandhi for …

Congress leader Jitin Prasada calls it quits, joins BJP ahead of UP polls
3 years, 6 months ago

Congress leader Jitin Prasada calls it quits, joins BJP ahead of UP polls

Op India  

On Wednesday, former union minister and Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh, Jitin Prasada called it quits and joined BJP at the party headquarters in New Delhi. #LIVE – Huge Setback for Congress, Jitin Prasada Joins BJP https://t.co/70PIjeGixp — News18 June 9, 2021 Earlier in the day, BJP MP and National spokesperson Anil Baluni had informed, “An Eminent personality will join …

Ahead of UP Polls, Rahul Gandhi’s Ex-Aide Jitin Prasada Joins BJP
3 years, 6 months ago

Ahead of UP Polls, Rahul Gandhi’s Ex-Aide Jitin Prasada Joins BJP

The Quint  

He was one of the 23 senior Congress leaders who had written to party chief Sonia Gandhi in 2020, calling for sweeping reforms, collective decision-making, and "full-time, visible leadership". He was tasked with Bengal’s election campaign but that didn’t go down well with the Congress after Prasada publicly criticised the party’s decision to ally with the Indian Secular Front, led …

Jitin Prasada Joins BJP Ahead of UP Polls, Calls it New Chapter of Political Career
3 years, 6 months ago

Jitin Prasada Joins BJP Ahead of UP Polls, Calls it New Chapter of Political Career

News 18  

In a setback for the Congress ahead of the 2022 state assembly polls, former Union minister and party leader Jitin Prasada, who had been disillusioned with the grand old party, switched over to the BJP on Wednesday. Prasada, who was also part of the G-23 group in Congress that had written a letter registering its dissent with the party leadership, …

'PM Modi standing for interests of nation': Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of UP polls
3 years, 6 months ago

'PM Modi standing for interests of nation': Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP ahead of UP polls

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader Jitin Prasada on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi. Prasada's induction into the BJP is seen as a massive gain for the party ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. "If there is any political party or a leader standing for the interests of the nation today, given the situation that our country …

Salman Khurshid: Feel very low that Jitin Prasada quit Congress | Interview
3 years, 6 months ago

Salman Khurshid: Feel very low that Jitin Prasada quit Congress | Interview

India Today  

After Jyotiraditya Scindia, another GenNext leader and Rahul Gandhi aide, Jitin Prasada, stunned the Congress by switching over to the BJP, ahead of the Uttar Pradesh election. In an interview with India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said he feels very low that his colleague Jitin Prasada quit the party, but added that it …

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