Congress leaders greet Sonia on birthday, Kharge hails her \'indomitable spirit\'
2 years ago

Congress leaders greet Sonia on birthday, Kharge hails her \'indomitable spirit\'

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Several Congress leaders greeted former party chief Sonia Gandhi on her birthday on Friday, with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge saying her “indomitable spirit” in the wake of adversity has inspired millions. The former Congress president is in Rajasthan on her 76th birthday and is spending time with her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. In a tweet, Kharge said, “Extending my warm birthday greetings to CPP Chairperson, Smt. The Congress, from its official Twitter handle, said, “Warm birthday wishes to Smt Sonia Gandhi who epitomizes sacrifice, courage & dedication.Her sense of duty and grace is an inspiration.” Several top Congress leaders including party general secretary organisation K C Venugopal, Sachin Pilot, Randeep Surjewala and Shashi Tharoor, wished the former party chief on her birthday.

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Mrs Sonia Gandhi celebrates her 78th birthday today
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Mrs Sonia Gandhi celebrates her 78th birthday today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: On the occasion of Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s birthday, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on behalf of the gathering and the four crore people of Telangana, extended his heartfelt birthday wishes to her. “Mrs Sonia Gandhi has an inseparable bond with the state of Telangana and its people,” he said. “She is a great leader who, respecting the 60-year-long struggle …

PM Modi, Congress leaders wish Sonia Gandhi as she turns 78
2 weeks, 1 day ago

PM Modi, Congress leaders wish Sonia Gandhi as she turns 78

Hindustan Times  

Wishes poured in for former Congress president Sonia Gandhi who turned 78 years old on Monday, December 9, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishing her good health and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge calling her a "true champion" of the rights of the underprivileged. I pray for her long life and good health.” The longest-serving president of the Congress, Sonia Gandhi, …

PM Modi Sends Wishes To Sonia Gandhi On Her 78th Birthday
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PM Modi Sends Wishes To Sonia Gandhi On Her 78th Birthday

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on her 78th birthday wishing her long life and good health. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took to his X account to wish Sonia Gandhi on her birthday. The Congress party also posted a note for its former president saying she played a "pivotal role in path-breaking reforms." Sonia …

Political messaging for Uttar Pradesh on Rahul Gandhi’s birthday
6 months ago

Political messaging for Uttar Pradesh on Rahul Gandhi’s birthday

The Hindu  

As wishes poured in from Opposition leaders on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s 54th birthday on Wednesday, Mr. Gandhi had a subtle political message on Uttar Pradesh, from where he is a Member of Parliament. ke do ladke Hindustan ki rajneeti ko mohabbat ki dukaan banayenge — khata-khat, khata-khat,” Mr. Gandhi said in response to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s birthday …

Rahul Gandhi Cuts Birthday Cake Holding Kharge's Hand, Shares First Bite With Congress President
6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Cuts Birthday Cake Holding Kharge's Hand, Shares First Bite With Congress President

News 18  

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday celebrated his 54th birthday at the party headquarters, cutting his cake holding national president Mallikarjun Kharge’s hand and sharing the first bite with him. In a post on X, the Congress said, “Happy birthday to a leader who taught us to ‘Choose Love’. Wishing you a year of continued progress and success,” Stalin …

How Rahul Gandhi celebrated 54th birthday at Congress headquarters | Watch
6 months ago

How Rahul Gandhi celebrated 54th birthday at Congress headquarters | Watch

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi celebrated his 54th birthday at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday. Congress General Secretary and Gandhi's sister, Priyanka Gandhi called him her “fellow traveller, argumentative guide, philosopher and leader” in a post on X. One leader who ushered in light and rekindled hope.” Congress general secretary and Rahul Gandhi's sister Priyanka …

Rahul Gandhi’s 54th birthday: Congress and INDIA bloc leaders highlight his commitment to values and compassion
6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi’s 54th birthday: Congress and INDIA bloc leaders highlight his commitment to values and compassion

The Hindu  

Birthday wishes poured in for Rahul Gandhi as he turned 54 on June 19 with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge saying that his qualities of unwavering commitment to the values espoused in the Constitution and his emphatic compassion for the millions of unheard voices set him apart. "Your unwavering commitment to the values espoused in the Constitution of India and your …

How Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi made Congress battle ready for next 5 years
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi made Congress battle ready for next 5 years

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday addressed party workers at the Congress Working Committee showcasing the unity in the aftermath of a closely contested Lok Sabha polls. Rejection of Modi’s leadership Sonia emphasised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies have “suffered political and moral defeat” in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. …

‘No longer can…’: Sonia Gandhi's sharp attack on Narendra Modi's governance style
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘No longer can…’: Sonia Gandhi's sharp attack on Narendra Modi's governance style

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was re-elected unanimously as the chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party on Saturday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge proposed Sonia Gandhi's name as the chairperson of the parliamentary party and the proposal was seconded by Gaurav Gogoi, K Sudhakaran and Tariq Anwar. Read: Congress to focus on urban voters, assess setback in states won before Lok …

President, PM and Rahul Extend TG Formation Day Greetings
6 months, 3 weeks ago

President, PM and Rahul Extend TG Formation Day Greetings

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi extended greetings to the people of Telangana on the occasion of the decennial celebrations of state’s formation on Sunday. In a post on X, Murmu said, "Warm greetings to all citizens, especially to the people of Telangana on Statehood Day! Stating that Telangana has emerged as a …

Sonia Gandhi takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sonia Gandhi takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

The Hindu  

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on April 4, 2024, took oath as Rajya Sabha member. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Congress leaders Ajay Maken and Syed Naseer Hussain from Karnataka, BJP member Samik Bhattacharya from West Bengal, YSRCP leaders Gola Babu Rao, Medha Raghunath Reddy, and Yerum Venkat Subba Reddy also took oath. Her courageous resilience and dignified grace, in the wake …

Cong celebrates Sonia's birthday in a grand manner across TS, CM Revanth
1 year ago

Cong celebrates Sonia's birthday in a grand manner across TS, CM Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress leaders and cadre celebrated the 78th birthday of Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, whom the party credits for creating Telangana state, in a grand manner on Saturday. Revanth Reddy, who visited the party office for the first time after taking oath as CM, cut a 78-kg cake along with senior leaders and former PCC president V. …

Sonia Gandhi launches book on Mallikarjun Kharge's political journey
1 year ago

Sonia Gandhi launches book on Mallikarjun Kharge's political journey

India TV News  

Congress patriarch and former chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday launched a book on Mallikarjun Kharge's political journey saying he has always placed party organisation above his personal interest. While addressing a book launch of the felicitation volume in honour of his 50 years in electoral politics, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge said, ".I would like to thank all the people …

Congress Vijayabheri creates ripples of hope of victory
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress Vijayabheri creates ripples of hope of victory

Deccan Chronicle  

TUKKUGUDA: Exactly seventy-five years after, to the date, the Congress party pantheon from Delhi and other parts of India, put their focus on Hyderabad, and with means vastly different, but with an eerie similarity in the objectives and ends, came forth to herald a season of hope of a change of regime, of victory, and of unleashing a welfare state …

‘PM Modi, best wishes,’ Rahul Gandhi, Congress chief Kharge
1 year, 3 months ago

‘PM Modi, best wishes,’ Rahul Gandhi, Congress chief Kharge

Live Mint  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior party leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. In a post on X, Gandhi said, "Wishing PM Narendra Modi a happy birthday." Extending best wishes, the President said she wished that Modi with his foresight and strong leadership paves the way for India's development in every field during …

Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary: Rahul pays tributes to his father in Ladakh
1 year, 4 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary: Rahul pays tributes to his father in Ladakh

India TV News  

Ladakh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday paid tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary from the banks of Pangong Tso in Ladakh. Meanwhile, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on …

'Congress not interested in PM post,' asserts Mallikarjun Kharge during Opposition meet
1 year, 5 months ago

'Congress not interested in PM post,' asserts Mallikarjun Kharge during Opposition meet

India TV News  

Congress on Day 2 of the Opposition meeting asserted that their sole motto is to protect democracy and that they are not eying the Prime Minister post. At the joint Opposition meeting in Bengaluru, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, "I had already said in Chennai, on MK Stalin’s birthday, that Congress is not interested in power or the post of …

Sonia Gandhi expected to attend Opposition's Bengaluru meet: Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

Sonia Gandhi expected to attend Opposition's Bengaluru meet: Congress

India TV News  

Opposition meeting: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to take part in the joint Opposition meeting slated to be held in Karnataka’s Bengaluru this month, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Monday. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar had said the next opposition meet will be held in Bengaluru on July 13-14. Informing about Sonia Gandhi’s possible presence …

In Congress meet on Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi says 'BJP can be defeated, if...'
1 year, 5 months ago

In Congress meet on Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi says 'BJP can be defeated, if...'

India TV News  

Rajasthan Congress: The top Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge and former chief Rahul Gandhi, held a crucial meeting with the Rajasthan leaders to discuss the poll strategy and preparedness as the Assembly elections are due in the state later this year. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi, AICC in-charge of state Sukhjinder Randhawa and several …

'President, Not PM, Should Inaugurate Parliament': Oppn Speaks in United Voice
1 year, 7 months ago

'President, Not PM, Should Inaugurate Parliament': Oppn Speaks in United Voice

The Quint  

The Congress also said that the date which was chosen for the inauguration was an "insult" to the country's founding fathers as it coincides with the birth anniversary of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar. "26 November 2023 – Indian Constitution, which gifted parliamentary democracy to the nation, shall step into its 75th year, which would've been befitting for the inauguration of …

BJP calls Rahul Gandhi present-day Mir Jafar of Indian politics; Congress adamant on 'no apology'
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP calls Rahul Gandhi present-day Mir Jafar of Indian politics; Congress adamant on 'no apology'

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi the "present-day Mir Jafar of Indian polity" and sought an apology from the Wayanad MP for his in the United Kingdom. Attacking the Congress leader, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said that Rahul Gandhi wants to become 'nawab' in India for which he is seeking help from …

Lessons from Sonia: Kharge Softens Congress's Big Brother Stance to Woo Alienated Allies
1 year, 9 months ago

Lessons from Sonia: Kharge Softens Congress's Big Brother Stance to Woo Alienated Allies

News 18  

Mallikarjun Kharge as Congress president faces the same challenge Sonia Gandhi did in 2004: to stitch together a united opposition to take on the monolith BJP, then under Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On a cold New Year’s Eve, Sonia Gandhi took many by surprise, including the shrewd Ram Vilas Paswan, by walking down from her home to his. There are many …

Priyanka Gandhi's message to Congress workers: 'Time has come to...'
1 year, 9 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi's message to Congress workers: 'Time has come to...'

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday exuded her confidence in party workers and asserted that ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, there are expectations from opposition parties to unite, but most expectations are from the Congress. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra exhorted Congress workers to take the message of the party and the "failures" of the government to the people. …

Congress Foundation Day: Kharge attacks Modi govt, says basic principles of India under constant attack
1 year, 11 months ago

Congress Foundation Day: Kharge attacks Modi govt, says basic principles of India under constant attack

India TV News  

Congress Foundation Day: Congress president Mallikarjun chose the occasion of his party's foundation day to hit out at the Modi government on Wednesday. Addressing party leaders and workers at the Congress headquarters in Delhi on the occasion of party's 138th foundation day, Kharge said the society was being 'divided by hate'. This happened due to Congress' faith in democracy and …

Anita Katyal | Kharge ups the ante on Sonia cabal; Kanhaiya may head Youth Congress
2 years ago

Anita Katyal | Kharge ups the ante on Sonia cabal; Kanhaiya may head Youth Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Though it is well-known that veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge was handpicked by Sonia Gandhi to take on the Congress presidency, the new party chief recently demonstrated that he is no pushover. Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari and Congress communications department chief Jairam Ramesh, who believe they owe their loyalty solely to former party president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, were …

Telangana Congress celebrates Sonia’s birthday
2 years ago

Telangana Congress celebrates Sonia’s birthday

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana Congress leaders and cadre celebrated the birthday of Sonia Gandhi across the state. TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy participated in Sonia Gandhi’s birthday celebrations at Gandhian Ideology Centre in Bowenpally. Veteran Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao celebrated her birthday with the party cadre while the TPCC women wing did so at Gandhi Bhavan. TRS leader Dasoju Sravan and …

Himachal boost: Priyanka’s rise as an effective campaigner, Rahul can focus on yatra
2 years ago

Himachal boost: Priyanka’s rise as an effective campaigner, Rahul can focus on yatra

Firstpost  

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s rise as an effective campaigner and political manager is also likely to have a bearing on Rahul Gandhi’s own inclination to disengage from electoral politics Ab to utni bhi mayassar nahin mai-khane mein Jitni ham chhod diya karte the paimane mein Amitabh Bachchan’s baritone voice delivered Diwakar Rahi’s couplet in the film Sharabi rather dejectedly. The Gandhi …

Sonia Gandhi celebrates 76th birthday with son Rahul, daughter Priyanka at Ranthambore
2 years ago

Sonia Gandhi celebrates 76th birthday with son Rahul, daughter Priyanka at Ranthambore

India Today  

Sonia Gandhi celebrated her birthday today with her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi at the Ranthambore National Park. Wishes poured in for 76-year-old Gandhi, with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying her "indomitable spirit" in the wake of adversity has inspired millions. Praying for her long and healthy life.” The Congress, from its official Twitter handle, said, “Warm birthday …

Mallikarjun Kharge Speaking the Language of the Gandhis, Says JP Nadda - News18
2 years ago

Mallikarjun Kharge Speaking the Language of the Gandhis, Says JP Nadda - News18

News 18  

The national president of the BJP, JP Nadda hit out at the Congress for making personal attacks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the day he took charge. He said the party’s senior leader Rahul Gandhi and former president Sonia Gandhi were unable to stomach the fact that a common man could be prime minister. Referring to Mallikarjun Kharge’s statement …

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to conduct Gujarat campaign from Nov 26
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to conduct Gujarat campaign from Nov 26

India TV News  

According to sources, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will conduct campaigns in Gujarat from November 26 to 28. Kharge will address a public meeting in Ahmedabad on November 26 and is likely to address a press conference the next day. The new Congress president, who took over from Sonia Gandhi recently, had earlier addressed public meetings in Himachal Pradesh as well. …

'Maker of modern India': Sonia Gandhi, Kharge, others pay tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on birth anniversary
2 years, 1 month ago

'Maker of modern India': Sonia Gandhi, Kharge, others pay tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on birth anniversary

India TV News  

The Congress on Monday paid rich tributes to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, saying 21st century India cannot be imagined without his tremendous contribution. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi and AICC general secretary in-charge organisation K C Venugopal, among others, offered floral tributes at Nehru's memorial Shanti Van in New Delhi. …

Will new Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge be an agent of change?
2 years, 1 month ago

Will new Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge be an agent of change?

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:40 IST The Congress presidential election took place in the background of the deep crisis in which India’s oldest political party finds itself. Long-term Congress loyalists have questioned what has become established as the ‘natural order’, the default position of the party leadership being held by a member of the Gandhi family. Mallikarjun Kharge, who …

Congress pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary

The Hindu  

The Congress on Monday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary, with Rahul Gandhi saying he is carrying her love and values in his heart and will not allow the India for which she sacrificed her life to fall apart. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi and other senior party leaders offered …

Mallikarjun Kharge officially takes charge as Congress president; says 'it is a difficult time'
2 years, 1 month ago

Mallikarjun Kharge officially takes charge as Congress president; says 'it is a difficult time'

India TV News  

Highlights Mallikarjun Kharge is the first non-Gandhi to head the party in 24 years He was handed over the certificate of election to the top post at the AICC headquarters "The Congress will break this system of lies and hatred that is prevailing in the country," he said Mallikarjun Kharge formally took over as Congress president on Wednesday and said …

Mallikarjun Kharge will be an inspiration to party workers: Sonia Gandhi
2 years, 1 month ago

Mallikarjun Kharge will be an inspiration to party workers: Sonia Gandhi

India TV News  

Outgoing Congress President Sonia Gandhi congratulated Mallikarjun Kharge on being elected as the party's President today. Mentioning that Kharge would inspire the faction-ridden party she said, " I extend my heartiest congratulations to the newly elected President Mallikarjun Kharge. Speaking at an event where Mallikarjun Kharge officially took charge as the president of the party, Gandhi said it is her …

Mallikarjun Kharge's Leadership Will Inspire Cong Says Sonia Gandhi At Oath Ceremony
2 years, 1 month ago

Mallikarjun Kharge's Leadership Will Inspire Cong Says Sonia Gandhi At Oath Ceremony

India TV News  

Updated on: October 26, 2022 13:51 IST Mallikarjun Kharge's Leadership Will Inspire Cong Says Sonia Gandhi At Oath Ceremony Mallikarjun Kharge formally took over as Congress president on Wednesday after he was handed over the certificate of election to the top post at a function at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. The first non-Gandhi to head the party in …

Mallikarjun Kharge to formally take over as Congress president today
2 years, 1 month ago

Mallikarjun Kharge to formally take over as Congress president today

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Hectic preparations were underway at the Congress headquarters for Wednesday's ceremony where party president Sonia Gandhi will hand over the baton to her successor, Mallikarjun Kharge, the first non-Gandhi to head the outfit in 24 years. Chairman of the central election authority of the Congress Madhusudan Mistry will formally hand over the election certificate to Kharge at the …

Kharge’s election & Congress’ existential dilemma: Party can’t survive without Gandhis, but family won’t let it grow
2 years, 2 months ago

Kharge’s election & Congress’ existential dilemma: Party can’t survive without Gandhis, but family won’t let it grow

Firstpost  

Mallikarjun Kharge’s election, far from bringing out the vibrancy in the Congress, points at deep-rooted malaise afflicting the party. Rasheed Kidwai writes in his latest book, Leaders, Politicians, Citizens, “On 14 March 1998, the Congress’ 24 Akbar Road headquarters was a mute witness to a coup that ensured the rather unsavoury exit of an ‘elected’ Congress president and the appointment …

Mallikarjun Kharge to assume role as Cong chief on Oct 26
2 years, 2 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge to assume role as Cong chief on Oct 26

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Newly elected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will take over his new assignment at a function at the All India Congress Committee headquarters on October 26. The Congress on Wednesday elected 'loyalist' Mallikarjun Kharge as its new president, the first non-Gandhi to head the 137-year-old party in 24 years and succeed long-time chief Sonia Gandhi. "Function for the presentation …

Challenges for Congress as a new chief takes over
2 years, 2 months ago

Challenges for Congress as a new chief takes over

Hindustan Times  

Mallikarjun Kharge is now officially the president of the Indian National Congress. 2004 and 2009 are aberrations in the Congress’s trajectory of long-term decline Sonia Gandhi is seen as a Congress leader who revived the party and gave it two consecutive terms in power starting 2004. However, the Congress’s current predicament cannot be understood without engaging with the fact that …

On Kharge's win, Rahul says new Cong chief represents democratic vision of India
2 years, 2 months ago

On Kharge's win, Rahul says new Cong chief represents democratic vision of India

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated Mallikarjun Kharge on being elected president of the grand old party. Stating that Kharge “represents a democratic vision of India”, the Wayanad MP said the Congress president's “ideological commitment will serve the party well”. Congress's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry announced Kharge's name after the counting of votes and said that of …

Mallikarjun Kharge: A Gandhi family loyalist becomes Congress president
2 years, 2 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge: A Gandhi family loyalist becomes Congress president

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2022 14:58 IST Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge, a staunch Gandhi family loyalist from Karnataka, has become the Congress’ first non-Gandhi president in 24 years. Congress governed India for decades after independence from Britain in 1947 but is now a shadow of its former self, discredited and crushed under the electoral juggernaut of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya …

Mallikarjun Kharge wins Congress presidential election with over 7,800 votes
2 years, 2 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge wins Congress presidential election with over 7,800 votes

The Hindu  

Mallikarjun Kharge was elected as the new Congress president on Monday after he secured 7,897 out of the 9,385 votes polled. Outgoing Congress President Sonia Gandhi, accompanied by general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Mr. Tharoor were among the leaders who visited Mr. Kharge’s residence to congratulate him. The nearly 12% votes for Mr. Tharoor …

Mallikarjun Kharge elected president of India’s Congress party
2 years, 2 months ago

Mallikarjun Kharge elected president of India’s Congress party

Al Jazeera  

Mallikarjun Kharge defeats fellow Congress politician Shashi Tharoor to become the first Dalit to hold the position. India’s opposition Congress party elected a former minister on Wednesday as its first president in 24 years not from the Gandhi dynasty, in an effort to reverse its electoral decline amid the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party. …

What will be Rahul Gandhi’s role under newly elected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge? Watch his reply
2 years, 2 months ago

What will be Rahul Gandhi’s role under newly elected Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge? Watch his reply

India TV News  

Congress president election: Mapanna Mallikarjun Kharge, a staunch Gandhi family loyalist, is set to become the first non-Gandhi Congress chief in 24 years as he defeated his rival Shashi Tharoor in the party president election. Meanwhile, all eyes would be on former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is being produced as a prime face of the party in the ongoing …

'No shame': Kharge amid ‘remote control’ allegations ahead of Congress prez poll
2 years, 2 months ago

'No shame': Kharge amid ‘remote control’ allegations ahead of Congress prez poll

Hindustan Times  

A day before the much-talked about Congress presidential election, Mallikarjun Kharge, one of the candidates for the party's coveted post, on Sunday said he would have no shame in taking the advice and support of the Gandhi family in running the party affairs - if he becomes its chief. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party leader Mallikarjun Kharge during the …

I will listen to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi: Kharge
2 years, 2 months ago

I will listen to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi: Kharge

The Hindu  

Despite Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor repeatedly underlining that there is no “official candidate” in the October 17 poll, the star-studded welcome accorded to his rival, veteran Karnataka Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, in the presence of TNCC big-wigs at Sathyamurthy Bhavan in Chennai on Friday, left no one in doubt over whom the high-command favoured. Thangkabalu, former Puducherry Chief Minister …

Former President Ram Nath Kovind 77th Birthday: PM Modi, VP Dhankhar, others extend wishes
2 years, 2 months ago

Former President Ram Nath Kovind 77th Birthday: PM Modi, VP Dhankhar, others extend wishes

Firstpost  

Several politicians across several parties poured their warm wishes for the ex-President of India India’s former president Ram Nath Kovind was born in Paraunkh village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district on 1 October, 1945. — Narendra Modi October 1, 2022 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar also took to Twitter and said, “Heartiest birthday greetings to Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji, former …

Kharge still roots for Rahul Gandhi for Congress president
2 years, 2 months ago

Kharge still roots for Rahul Gandhi for Congress president

Deccan Chronicle  

KALABURAGI: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has reiterated his wish for Rahul Gandhi to lead the party. Kharge expressed his unhappiness against the Central and State government for neglecting the Kalyana Karnataka region. Though Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai declared Rs 5,000 crore for Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board in the next budget, Kharge expressed his unhappiness as …

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