Jaiveer Shergill quits Congress: 'Have been trying to meet Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka but...'
2 years, 7 months ago

Jaiveer Shergill quits Congress: 'Have been trying to meet Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka but...'

India TV News  

Jaiveer Shergill quits Congress: 'Have been trying to meet Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka but.' Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill resigns as national spokesperson of the party, slams the dispensation for not decisions in country's interest. Highlights It pains me to say decision-making is no longer for interests of public & country, says Shergill Jaiveer Shergill resigned from all party posts of the Congress He said he's being trying to seek time to meet Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka but no one's listening Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill on Wednesday resigned from the post of national spokesman saying that party's decision making is no longer for interest of public and country where ground reality is being consistently ignored. "It pains me to say that decision-making is no longer for interests of public & country, rather it's influenced by the self-serving interests of individuals indulging in sycophancy & consistently ignoring on-ground reality", wrote Jaiveer Shergill in his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi.

Congress Party Rahul Sonia Jaiveer Shergill Shergill Jaiveer  meet  quits  party  longer  resigned  congress  interests  public  rahul  decisionmaking  shergill  jaiveer  sonia  priyanka  trying

History of this topic

Maharashtra Congress chief Patole meets Kharge, dismisses resignation talk as 'rumours'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Congress chief Patole meets Kharge, dismisses resignation talk as 'rumours'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday dismissed as "rumours" talk of his resignation following the assembly polls debacle and stressed on "collective accountability" for the defeat. "Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other national and state leaders were leading Maha Vikas Aghadi from the forefront during the assembly polls. So, we were sure that the trends …

Kharge should talk to Rahul Gandhi about resigning over remarks in LS, says M.P. CM
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kharge should talk to Rahul Gandhi about resigning over remarks in LS, says M.P. CM

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Mohan Yadav on Tuesday said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge “should talk to Rahul Gandhi” about resigning over his speech in the Lower House of Parliament on Monday. Senior Congress leader from our Madhya Pradesh, Lakshman Singhji, is among them,” he said, referring to the reaction of former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh’s brother to …

Rahul Gandhi worrying about retaining MP accommodation after June 4: BJP
11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi worrying about retaining MP accommodation after June 4: BJP

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill has taken a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that Gandhi is worrying about being able to retain his MP residence after June 4 when the election results will be out. Shergill also took a dig at the Congress party, questioning whether it will win more than 40 seats in the Lok …

Assam MP Abdul Khaleque Withdraws Resignation From Congress After Meeting Sonia Gandhi
1 year ago

Assam MP Abdul Khaleque Withdraws Resignation From Congress After Meeting Sonia Gandhi

ABP News  

Guwahati: Assam Congress MP Abdul Khaleque, who had resigned from the party on March 15, withdrew his resignation on Wednesday. The MP from Assam’s Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency, Khaleque, met Indian National Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence in New Delhi, and submitted his resignation withdrawal letter on Wednesday noon. In the letter addressed to Kharge, …

Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, joins Congress
1 year ago

Haryana BJP MP Brijendra Singh resigns from party, joins Congress

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Hisar Lok Sabha member Brijendra Singh on Sunday quit the party due to “compelling political reasons” and joined the Congress within a few hours. Formally joining the Congress in the presence of party’s national president Mallikarjun Kharge, Mr. Singh said that he took the decision to quit the BJP as he was “uncomfortable” and “not in …

Maharashtra's former CM Ashok Chavan quits Congress, Fadnavis says 'wait and watch, many more will quit'
1 year, 1 month ago

Maharashtra's former CM Ashok Chavan quits Congress, Fadnavis says 'wait and watch, many more will quit'

Op India  

In another major setback for Congress, Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior party leader Ashok Chavan resigned from the primary membership of the Congress party on 12th February. on Monday, February 12, 2024, I have tendered my resignation as Member of Legislative Assembly from 85-Bhokar… — Ashok Chavan February 12, 2024 This is the third major exit from the Congress …

Ashok Chavan, after Milind Deora and Baba Siddique, resigns from Maharashtra Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Ashok Chavan, after Milind Deora and Baba Siddique, resigns from Maharashtra Congress

Hindustan Times  

Ashok Chavan, former Maharashtra chief minister, resigned from the Congress on Monday, in yet another setback to the party's Maharashtra unit months – before the Lok Sabha elections and state polls. Former Congress leader Ashok Chavan Ashok Chavan has written to Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Pataole declaring his resignation. When asked about reports claiming that Ashok Chavan might join the …

Milind Deora latest young Congress leader to leave party for greener pastures
1 year, 2 months ago

Milind Deora latest young Congress leader to leave party for greener pastures

The Hindu  

Former Union Minister and ex-MP from Mumbai South Milind Deora's resignation from the Congress on January 14 is the latest addition to a list of young leaders who have left it to begin new innings in other parties, predominantly the BJP. A series of exodus happened thereafter with Priyanka Chaturvedi joining erstwhile undivided Shiv Sena, former Mahila Congress chief Sushmita …

Election 2023: Vasundhara Raje Leaves for Delhi Amid Suspense Over CM Face; Nadda Meets Amit Shah
1 year, 3 months ago

Election 2023: Vasundhara Raje Leaves for Delhi Amid Suspense Over CM Face; Nadda Meets Amit Shah

News 18  

Election Results Highlights : Live Updates Revanth Reddy Oath Taking Ceremony Our Live Blog Coverage For Election 2023 Results And Telangana Next CM Revanth Reddy Swearing In Ceremony Has Moved Here. Vasundhara Raje Leaves For Delhi Amid CM Pick Discussions Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday left for Delhi from Jaipur airport amid discussions over …

Ex-Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill now BJP's national spokesperson
2 years, 3 months ago

Ex-Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill now BJP's national spokesperson

Firstpost  

Former Congress leaders Amarinder Singh and Sunil Jakhar have been made BJP’s National Executive members New Delhi: Jaiveer Shergill has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and has been appointed as the party’s national spokesperson on Friday. Former Congress leaders Amarinder Singh and Sunil Jakhar have been made BJP’s National Executive members. The party has also included former Uttar Pradesh president …

BJP names Jaiveer Shergill national spokesperson, Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar made executive members
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP names Jaiveer Shergill national spokesperson, Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar made executive members

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday appointed Jaiveer Shergill as the party's national spokesperson. Further, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Sunil Jakhar were made BJP national executive members. In a letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Jaiveer Shergill not only listed the reasons behind his move but also took swipes at the party leadership. He stated that …

‘Feeling very relieved,’ says Sonia Gandhi as Mallikarjun Kharge takes charge of Congress
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Feeling very relieved,’ says Sonia Gandhi as Mallikarjun Kharge takes charge of Congress

Hindustan Times  

Congress outgoing president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said she was feeling relieved as she passed the baton on to Mallikarjun Kharge, the new president of the Congress who took the charge. The party in the past faced many crises but never embraced defeat and now the most threatening challenge is the danger that the democracy in the country faces, Sonia …

64 Congress Leaders From J-K Resign In Support Of Ghulam Nabi Azad
2 years, 6 months ago

64 Congress Leaders From J-K Resign In Support Of Ghulam Nabi Azad

ABP News  

In what could be a major jolt to the Congress party in Jammu and Kashmir, 64 Congress leaders including former Dy CM Tara Chand resigned from the party in support of veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today. 64 Jammu & Kashmir Congress leaders including former Dy CM Tara Chand resign from the party in support of Ghulam Nabi Azad. "We …

’Will persuade Rahul Gandhi to take over Congress presidency’: Salman Khurshid
2 years, 6 months ago

’Will persuade Rahul Gandhi to take over Congress presidency’: Salman Khurshid

Live Mint  

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday said that they party members would persuade Rahul Gandhi to take over the party's presidency. Khurshid said "100 per cent" the rank and file of the party wants Rahul Gandhi at the helm. Congress leader and MP from Kerala's Wayanad Rahul Gandhi had resigned as the Congress president after the party's second consecutive …

Jaiveer Shergill resigns from Cong, writes about sycophancy, lost sync to Sonia
2 years, 6 months ago

Jaiveer Shergill resigns from Cong, writes about sycophancy, lost sync to Sonia

Hindustan Times  

Jaiveer Shergill resigned from the Congress on Wednesday, hours after he said that he had put in his papers from the post of the party's national spokesperson. In a letter that Shergill wrote to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, Shergill said decision-making in the party is no longer for interests of public, but is influenced by self-serving individuals indulging in …

Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson, who said Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should step aside to 'save' party, sacked
2 years, 11 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 …

Assembly election debacle: Sonia Gandhi asks Sidhu to resign as Punjab party chief
3 years ago

Assembly election debacle: Sonia Gandhi asks Sidhu to resign as Punjab party chief

India TV News  

Highlights Sonia Gandhi asks PCCs of Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur to resign Development comes two days after the CWC discussed threadbare reasons for Congress' debacle in polls Congress was routed in all poll-bound states Springing into action, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi has asked Punjab party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu to resign from the post, informed party spokesperson …

Sonia Gandhi alone not responsible for Congress' loss in 5 states: Mallikarjun Kharge
3 years ago

Sonia Gandhi alone not responsible for Congress' loss in 5 states: Mallikarjun Kharge

India TV News  

Highlights Gandhis are not alone responsible for Congress' election loss in 5 key states Kharge said adding there is no need for Sonia Gandhi to resign as interim chief We reposed our faith in her, there's no question of offering resignation, Kharge said Gandhis are not alone responsible for Congress' election loss in 5 key states, said senior party leader …

Sonia Gandhi to continue as Cong chief, CWC decides after 4.5-hour-long meeting
3 years ago

Sonia Gandhi to continue as Cong chief, CWC decides after 4.5-hour-long meeting

Live Mint  

Days after its poll debacle in five states, Congress' top decision-making body – Congress Working Committee – on Sunday brainstormed over the way forward amid calls for large-scale reforms to revive the party's dwindling electoral fortunes. Apart from Sonia Gandhi, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, K C Venugopal, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun …

Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh rubbishes claims of meeting with Gandhis, return to Congress
3 years, 4 months ago

Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh rubbishes claims of meeting with Gandhis, return to Congress

India Today  

On Sunday, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh rubbished claims that he would soon be meeting the Congress party's interim president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi with the intent of returning to the party. Amarinder Singh said, "These are malicious and mischievous assumptions apparently made with an ulterior motive." Earlier, he resigned as the chief minister of …

Sonia Gandhi accepts Amarinder Singh's resignation from Congress
3 years, 4 months ago

Sonia Gandhi accepts Amarinder Singh's resignation from Congress

India TV News  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has accepted former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh's resignation from primary membership of the party, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said on Wednesday. Singh on Tuesday had resigned from the Congress, accusing party president Sonia Gandhi and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of hatching a "midnight conspiracy" to oust him. "Hon'ble Congress …

Sonia Gandhi accepts ex-Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's resignation from Congress
3 years, 4 months ago

Sonia Gandhi accepts ex-Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's resignation from Congress

India Today  

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has accepted former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh's resignation from primary membership of the party, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said on Wednesday. Singh on Tuesday had resigned from the Congress, accusing party president Sonia Gandhi and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of hatching a "midnight conspiracy" to oust him. "Hon'ble Congress …

Amarinder Singh resigns from Congress, tears into Sidhu in hard-hitting 7-page letter to Sonia Gandhi
3 years, 4 months ago

Amarinder Singh resigns from Congress, tears into Sidhu in hard-hitting 7-page letter to Sonia Gandhi

India TV News  

Amarinder Singh resigns: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday formally resigned from the Congress, ending his more than 40-year association with the grand old party. In his resignation letter, Singh has expressed concern over Congress's decision to appoint Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Congress President and has written to Sonia Gandhi that one day the Congress high command …

Captain's resignation triggers panic in Punjab Congress as CM Channi calls emergency meeting
3 years, 4 months ago

Captain's resignation triggers panic in Punjab Congress as CM Channi calls emergency meeting

India Today  

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's formal resignation from the Congress on Tuesday triggered a panic in the party's state unit, which is already struggling with factionalism. Over a month after he stepped down as chief minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh officially resigned from the Congress party on Tuesday. The spokesperson further said that ministers and the MLAs …

Sidhu meets Rahul Gandhi, withdraws resignation as Punjab Congress chief
3 years, 5 months ago

Sidhu meets Rahul Gandhi, withdraws resignation as Punjab Congress chief

India TV News  

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday reached the national capital at the residence of senior leader Rahul Gandhi to meet him, after which AICC General Secretary Harish Rawat announced that Sidhu has withdrawn his resignation as Chief of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Days after resigning as Punjab Congress chief, Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday said his concerns have been …

Why Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation is a loss for Priyanka-Rahul's efforts to rejig Congress
3 years, 5 months ago

Why Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation is a loss for Priyanka-Rahul's efforts to rejig Congress

Firstpost  

In granting Sidhu his two long-standing wishes, a powerful post and the ouster of Amarinder, the Congress central leadership had completely owned the Punjab restructuring. How Sidhu embarassed Gandhis In granting Sidhu his two long-standing wishes, a powerful post and the ouster of Amarinder, the Congress central leadership had completely owned the Punjab restructuring. Senior leaders, including Harish Rawat who …

Hours before resigning, Amarinder Singh expressed anguish in letter to Sonia Gandhi
3 years, 6 months ago

Hours before resigning, Amarinder Singh expressed anguish in letter to Sonia Gandhi

Firstpost  

He said he was satisfied at having done his best for people as the chief minister of Punjab In a letter to Sonia Gandhi hours before his resignation, Captain Amarinder Singh apprised the Congress president of his decision to resign while expressing anguish at the political crisis going on in the state for the last few months. “ Notwithstanding my …

Amarinder Singh dismisses reports of his resignation as CM amid Punjab infighting
3 years, 8 months ago

Amarinder Singh dismisses reports of his resignation as CM amid Punjab infighting

India TV News  

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday dismissed reports of his resignation, amid a political tug of war with Navjot Singh Sidhu. Raveen Thukral, Singh's media advisor, dismissed reports of his resignation as "humbug", making it clear that he has neither quit nor offered to do so. "Media reports of Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh resigning are humbug. READ …

Rahul Gandhi will be Rahul Gandhi. Will Priyanka be Congress president?
4 years, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi will be Rahul Gandhi. Will Priyanka be Congress president?

India Today  

Rahul Gandhi’s decision to fly away from the country just ahead of the Congress’s 136th foundation day has stirred debate over the future of the party’s leadership. Following Rahul Gandhi’s resignation in May last year, several Congress leaders rooted for Priyanka Gandhi for the Congress president post. She listened to their grievances and the next day, Sachin Pilot met Priyanka …

Congress' exclusion of dissenters from UP panels belies Sonia Gandhi's claims of tolerating differences of opinion
4 years, 6 months ago

Congress' exclusion of dissenters from UP panels belies Sonia Gandhi's claims of tolerating differences of opinion

Firstpost  

In retrospect, the resolutions taken during the CWC, and not the Congress interim chief’s conciliatory words, appeared to be a sign of things to come. The Congress on Sunday announced seven committees for the state of Uttar Pradesh, but left out key party leaders who had recently criticised the party’s functioning. Senior leaders sidelined despite Sonia’s call for unity The …

Madam has to continue until the election takes place: Congress Working Committee member KH Muniyappa
4 years, 6 months ago

Madam has to continue until the election takes place: Congress Working Committee member KH Muniyappa

Op India  

Following the conclusion of the fiery meeting of the Congress Working Committee today, one of the members of the CWC, KH Muniyappa, talking to media said that “Madam” will continue on her post as the interim president of the Congress party until the time the party elects a suitable to replace her as the party president. “Madam has to continue …

Congress Working Committee meeting: Sonia Gandhi to continue to be Congress president
4 years, 6 months ago

Congress Working Committee meeting: Sonia Gandhi to continue to be Congress president

Op India  

After seven hour marathon session, Congress Working Committee has finally concluded that Sonia Gandhi will continue to be interim President despite the deliberations and rumours that she may step down and let a non-Gandhi, and hopefully a non-Vadra, take over as party president. Sources : Mrs Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress chief but further discussions are on … #CWC …

CWC Meet: Sonia Gandhi agrees to continue as Congress chief for next 6 months | Highlights
4 years, 7 months ago

CWC Meet: Sonia Gandhi agrees to continue as Congress chief for next 6 months | Highlights

India TV News  

CWC Meet: Sonia Gandhi agrees to continue as Congress chief for next 6 months | Highlights CWC meeting held on Monday discussed future leadership of the party after a section of leaders demanded "collective" leadership and another reposing faith in the Gandhi family. Madam has to continue and the election will take place as soon as possible which is the …

Rahul, Sonia or someone else? Crucial CWC meet to decide if Gandhis will lead Congress
4 years, 7 months ago

Rahul, Sonia or someone else? Crucial CWC meet to decide if Gandhis will lead Congress

India Today  

Sonia Gandhi, longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress is likely to step down from the helm. Sonia Gandhi was appointed interim president of the Congress after Rahul Gandhi's resignation over the party's electoral defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Rahul if not Sonia for top post, say Congress state leaders Chief of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee Ripun …

Congress leadership crisis: Rahul Gandhi unwilling to accept top post, say sources
4 years, 7 months ago

Congress leadership crisis: Rahul Gandhi unwilling to accept top post, say sources

India Today  

As clamour over the Congress leadership grows, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday has expressed reluctance in taking over the top post and again pressed for a "non-Gandhi" as party president before he finally takes charge. SONIA GANDHI RESPONDS On Sunday, Sonia Gandhi, the Congress interim president, responded to the letter by party colleagues asking for an overhaul within the internal organisation. …

After Rahul quit, Priyanka was ready to work under non-Gandhi chief
4 years, 7 months ago

After Rahul quit, Priyanka was ready to work under non-Gandhi chief

India TV News  

After Rahul quit, Priyanka was ready to work under non-Gandhi chief ​Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was ready to work under a non-Gandhi president after Rahul Gandhi's resignation following the defeat in the General Election in 2019. Rahul Gandhi also had said that the party should elect a president outside the family, but in August last year Sonia Gandhi …

Rahul Gandhi left in a huff. Forget winning polls, Congress may not even ensure its future: Salman Khurshid
5 years, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi left in a huff. Forget winning polls, Congress may not even ensure its future: Salman Khurshid

India Today  

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has said the struggles of the Congress party are such that it is unlikely to win the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra. Salman Khurshid, India's former External Affairs minister, said not just the upcoming state assembly elections, the struggles of the Congress party are at the point that it may not "ensure its …

Ashok Tanwar resigns from Congress' election committees, says will work as ordinary party worker
5 years, 5 months ago

Ashok Tanwar resigns from Congress' election committees, says will work as ordinary party worker

India TV News  

A day after protesting outside Sonia Gandhi's residence here over alleged irregularities in ticket distribution, former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar on Thursday resigned from all election committees of the party but said he would continue to work as an ordinary party worker. In his letter to Congress president Gandhi, Tanwar said he was stepping down from various committees formed …

Sonia Gandhi Meets Maharashtra Congress Chief, Discusses Resignations
5 years, 6 months ago

Sonia Gandhi Meets Maharashtra Congress Chief, Discusses Resignations

ABP News  

New Delhi: A day after actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar and former Maharashtra Home Minister Kripa Shankar Singh resigned from the party, Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi held a meeting with party state unit chief Eknath Gaikwad here. He said that the UPA chairperson discussed the issue of many leaders deserting the party ahead of the Assembly polls in the state, which …

Another Jolt To Congress As Former Maharashtra Minister Kripashankar Singh Resigns; Likely To Join BJP
5 years, 6 months ago

Another Jolt To Congress As Former Maharashtra Minister Kripashankar Singh Resigns; Likely To Join BJP

ABP News  

Mumbai: Hours after actor-turned politician Urmila Matondkar parted ways with the Congress citing act of blatant betrayal, another party leader from Maharashtra Kripashankar Singh has reportedly tendered his resignation. The senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister was in touch with state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party and had also met close aide of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis …

Why return of Sonia Gandhi wrecks Rahul's plans
5 years, 7 months ago

Why return of Sonia Gandhi wrecks Rahul's plans

India Today  

On May 25, two days after a massive Narendra Modi wave humiliated the Congress consecutively for the second time -- it was reduced to 44 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha election and only managed eight more in 2019, bringing the number up to 52 in a house of 543 elected members -- Rahul Gandhi resigned as party president, accepting …

How Sonia Gandhi was approached as non-Gandhi names failed to get votes
5 years, 7 months ago

How Sonia Gandhi was approached as non-Gandhi names failed to get votes

Live Mint  

New Delhi: When the names of Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Mukul Wasnik and Jyotiraditya Scindia were proposed at the sub-group discussions, very few hands came up in agreement. Party sources said Sonia was initially unwilling to accept the role of interim President, but she accepted after party leaders convinced her to take the post to keep the flock together. The …

Sonia Gandhi returns to lead India’s beleaguered Congress party
5 years, 7 months ago

Sonia Gandhi returns to lead India’s beleaguered Congress party

Al Jazeera  

Party appoints Sonia Gandhi as ‘interim president’ as it searches for successor to her son Rahul, who quit in May. India‘s main opposition Congress party has selected former President Sonia Gandhi as its interim leader while it searches for a successor to her son Rahul Gandhi, who quit following a second straight election drubbing by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The …

Sonia Gandhi appointed as interim Congress chief; Rahul Gandhi led party fearlessly, say senior leaders
5 years, 7 months ago

Sonia Gandhi appointed as interim Congress chief; Rahul Gandhi led party fearlessly, say senior leaders

Firstpost  

The Congress on Sunday passed a resolution unanimously appointing Sonia Gandhi as the interim chief of the party, in the second meeting of the Congress Working Committee The Congress on Sunday passed a resolution unanimously appointing Sonia Gandhi as the interim chief of the party, in the second meeting of the Congress Working Committee during the day. The announcement was …

Opinion | The Congress’ Choice
5 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | The Congress’ Choice

Live Mint  

Rahul Gandhi’s resignation as Congress president last week seems to have presented a fait accompli to leaders under whose watch the party performed abysmally in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Jyotiraditya Scindia, who was Congress general secretary in-charge of Western Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha polls, has stepped down, while Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora has quit, saying he …

Milind Deora, Jyotiraditya Scindia quit their posts
5 years, 8 months ago

Milind Deora, Jyotiraditya Scindia quit their posts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: More resignations poured in on Sunday ahead of the crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee which is likely to be held this week with Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora, general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Youth Congress president Keshav Yadav being the latest to quit. While Mr Scindia tweeted that he had handed his …

Team Rahul's future uncertain as new winds blow in Congress
5 years, 8 months ago

Team Rahul's future uncertain as new winds blow in Congress

India TV News  

Inducted into key roles with much fanfare and hope, top members of team Rahul Gandhi face an uncertain future as the party deals with the aftermath of its dismal performance in the Lok Sabha election and resignations pour in. Other Gandhi aides who resigned in solidarity with their leader include former Congress chief's protégés such as Uttam Reddy, who quit …

Bihar Congress workers threaten to self-immolate if Rahul Gandhi doesn't withdraw resignation
5 years, 8 months ago

Bihar Congress workers threaten to self-immolate if Rahul Gandhi doesn't withdraw resignation

India Today  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Bihar for the first time on Saturday after resigning as the party chief. To pressurise Rahul Gandhi for withdrawing his resignation, Congress workers in the state have put up posters in Patna saying that they will commit suicide if the party chief doesn't comply. The senior BJP leader had filed the case …

Rahul Gandhi resigns LIVE updates: Amarinder Singh says Congress will get through 'difficult time' with help of Rahul's vision
5 years, 8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi resigns LIVE updates: Amarinder Singh says Congress will get through 'difficult time' with help of Rahul's vision

Firstpost  

7:46 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Congress leaders urge Rahul Gandhi to rescind resignation Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar said, “It is a great loss if Rahul Gandhi decides to step down. And Congress unites India.” Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot said, “Our party and the members are constantly working towards the betterment and I completely believe that Rahul …

Discover Related