Honour for me to serve Congress Party: Rahul Gandhi tweets resignation letter
5 years, 6 months ago

Honour for me to serve Congress Party: Rahul Gandhi tweets resignation letter

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that he was no longer the party chief and that he was to blame for its rout in the Lok Sabha elections. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi said, "It is an honour for me to serve the Congress Party, whose values and ideals have served as the lifeblood of our beautiful nation. Gandhi said that while it was important for someone new to lead the Congress, "it would not be correct for me to select that person". "The Congress Working Committee should convene a meeting at the earliest and decide on a new party chief."

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Lost mentor: Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders pay tributes to Manmohan Singh
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Lost mentor: Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders pay tributes to Manmohan Singh

India Today  

Former Prime Minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh, widely regarded for spearheading India’s economic reforms, died on Thursday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge described Singh as a “visionary statesman” and a “humble soul,” highlighting his transformative impact on India. His economic liberalisation policies and rights-based welfare paradigm lifted millions out …

Rahul Gandhi Writes To Donald Trump After Election Win, Here's What He Wrote
2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Writes To Donald Trump After Election Win, Here's What He Wrote

ABP News  

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Friday wrote to US President-elect Donald Trump congratulating him on his victory. Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi writes a letter to US President-Elect Donald Trump. Gandhi also wished Trump "the very best during your second term as President of the United States of America." In another letter addressed to outgoing Vice …

Rahul Gandhi congratulates Trump on election victory, extends best wishes to Harris for future endeavours
2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi congratulates Trump on election victory, extends best wishes to Harris for future endeavours

India TV News  

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday wrote a letter to US President-elect Donald Trump and congratulated him on his victory. Rahul Gandhi congratulates President-elect Donald Trump Significantly, in his letter to the US President-elect, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated Donald Trump on his second election victory and vouched for strong India-US ties under the Trump 2.0 …

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi named Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi named Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been named the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, party general secretary KC Venugopal announced after a meeting of floor leaders of opposition parties. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shows a copy of the Constitution of India while taking oath as a Member of the 18th Lok Sabha during its second day, at the Parliament, …

How Rahul Gandhi turned the tide in favour of Congress, INDIA bloc alliance
7 months ago

How Rahul Gandhi turned the tide in favour of Congress, INDIA bloc alliance

Hindustan Times  

Rahul Gandhi, 53, has been pivotal in Congress’ success in this year’s Lok Sabha election results where they won 99 seats in comparison to 52 in 2019. Both yatras spread across 10,000 kms and mostly covered by foot, brought Gandhi in direct contact with the masses projecting him as a key challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two yatras, …

Rahul Gandhi will emerge as next Mahatma Gandhi, says ex-Gujarat Congress MLA, BJP reacts
8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi will emerge as next Mahatma Gandhi, says ex-Gujarat Congress MLA, BJP reacts

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, former Gujarat Congress MLA Indranil Rajguru compared senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to Mahatma Gandhi. In a video that went viral on social media, Rajguru, addressing a gathering in Rajkot on May 1, expressed his belief that Rahul Gandhi possessed the qualities to emerge as the next Mahatma Gandhi, portraying him as pure-hearted …

'Welcome step, Democracy has won': Congress hails Rahul Gandhi's Parliament return
1 year, 5 months ago

'Welcome step, Democracy has won': Congress hails Rahul Gandhi's Parliament return

India TV News  

Congress celebrates: Congress hailed the Lok Sabha Secretariat’s decision to reinstate Rahul Gandhi’s membership of the House on Monday and said that it is a welcome step that brings relief to the people of the country, further describing it as a “victory of truth”. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said that Democracy has won and that Rahul Gandhi is the …

Rahul Gandhi to take part in No-Confidence Motion debate in Lok Sabha tomorrow
1 year, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi to take part in No-Confidence Motion debate in Lok Sabha tomorrow

India TV News  

Rahul Gandhi is set to speak on behalf of the Congress in the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion on Tuesday, sources said. Gandhi, recently got a huge relief from the Supreme Court after it stayed his conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark. Just a few hours after the restoration of his Lok Sabha …

Rahul Gandhi's disqualification | Assam Congress MLAs take out rally
1 year, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's disqualification | Assam Congress MLAs take out rally

The Hindu  

Wearing black dresses and holding placards, Congress legislators on March 29 took out a rally from MLA quarters to the Assam Assembly, protesting the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha. It's a death of democracy and we cannot accept that," Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed told PTI inside the Assam Assembly complex. The disqualification will bar 52-year-old Rahul …

‘A deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy’: US Congressman on Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 9 months ago

‘A deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy’: US Congressman on Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha is a "deep betrayal" of Gandhian philosophy, an influential Indian-origin Congressman said on Friday. “The expulsion of Rahul Gandhi from parliament is a deep betrayal of Gandhian philosophy and India’s deepest values,” Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna said in a tweet. Meanwhile, George Abraham, vice-chair of the Indian Overseas Congress, USA, …

Congress gears up for major organisational changes | Here is what is in store
2 years, 1 month ago

Congress gears up for major organisational changes | Here is what is in store

India Today  

It was on July 3, 2019, when the then Congress President Rahul Gandhi in his four-page resignation letter had stated, “Rebuilding the party requires hard decisions.” This sums up what lies in store as far as organisational changes in the Congress are concerned. On October 26, 2022, when Mallikarjun Kharge took charge of the party as its president, he acknowledged …

Rahul Gandhi as Congress Chief Again? Cryptic Facebook Post Fuels Speculations as Party Readies for Prez Polls
2 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi as Congress Chief Again? Cryptic Facebook Post Fuels Speculations as Party Readies for Prez Polls

News 18  

Rahul Gandhi, who is on a 3,500-km long Bharat Jodo Yatra, on Monday posted a cryptic post on Facebook which have wide interpretations in the present context as his party Congress is preparing to elect its president. Will not stop, will not bow down, will unite India," read a loose translation of the former Congress chief’s Facebook post in Hindi …

Made my decision, will answer if I don\'t stand for polls: Rahul on being Cong chief
2 years, 4 months ago

Made my decision, will answer if I don\'t stand for polls: Rahul on being Cong chief

Deccan Chronicle  

KANYAKUMARI: Keeping cards close to his chest, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he has made the decision whether he wants to become the next party president or not and asserted he will give his reasons if he does not contest the upcoming elections. Asked if he would become the Congress president, he said, "Whether I become president or …

Rahul Gandhi should return as Congress president, says T S Singh Deo
2 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi should return as Congress president, says T S Singh Deo

The Hindu  

No matter whoever becomes the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi will remain the favourite whipping boy for everyone, therefore, it would be better for him to take the reins himself, Chhattisgarh Health Minister and senior party leader T S Singh Deo said on September 2, 2022. Mr. Deo, said, that in the backdrop of this, no matter who becomes the Congress …

Congress president election on Oct 17; Filing of nomination to begin Sept 24
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress president election on Oct 17; Filing of nomination to begin Sept 24

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The election to the post of Congress president will be held on October 17 and the results will be declared after counting on October 19. The Congress had announced in October last year that the election of the party president will be held between August 21 and September 20 this year. Among those present at Sunday’s meeting were …

Rahul Remains 'No.1', 'Only' Choice of Cong Rank and File to Take Over as Party Chief: Khurshid
2 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Remains 'No.1', 'Only' Choice of Cong Rank and File to Take Over as Party Chief: Khurshid

News 18  

Rahul Gandhi remains the “number one” and the “only” choice of the Congress rank and file to take over as the party chief, senior leader Salman Khurshid said on Sunday after the schedule for the election of the AICC president was announced. Asked whether Rahul Gandhi remains the choice of party leaders, Khurshid said, “Frankly from everybody that I have …

’Will persuade Rahul Gandhi to take over Congress presidency’: Salman Khurshid
2 years, 4 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 …

Congress set to hold president polls on October 17
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress set to hold president polls on October 17

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The election to the post of Congress president will be held on October 17 and the results will be declared after counting on October 19 after the Congress Working Committee gave its stamp of approval. The Congress had announced in October last year that the election of the new party president will be held between August 21 and …

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s road to resignation from Congress
2 years, 4 months ago

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s road to resignation from Congress

Hindustan Times  

There had been a growing distance between former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and the top leadership of the party for the past two years even though their separation officially took place on August 26. In one instance of friction in 2019, Ghulam Nabi Azad returned to work, irking Rahul Gandhi, when the Congress continued protests in the Lok Sabha …

We will force Rahul Gandhi to become Congress chief, says Mallikarjun Kharge
2 years, 4 months ago

We will force Rahul Gandhi to become Congress chief, says Mallikarjun Kharge

The Hindu  

Rahul Gandhi would be pursued to return as Congress President as there is none in the party other than him who has a pan-India appeal, veteran leader M. Mallikarjun Kharge has said. He recalled that all senior leaders had "forced" Sonia Gandhi to join and work for the party, and had requested Rahul Gandhi to "come and fight". On reports …

Congress unanimously in favour of Rahul Gandhi as party president: Rajasthan CM
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress unanimously in favour of Rahul Gandhi as party president: Rajasthan CM

India Today  

Ahead of the election for the new Congress chief, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the party is unanimously in favour of Rahul Gandhi for the post. The chief minister said even within the party, there is an opinion in favour of making Rahul Gandhi the new president. The grand old party is presently headed by interim president …

Congress chief election: Detailed schedule in next few days, will Rahul Gandhi return as President?
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress chief election: Detailed schedule in next few days, will Rahul Gandhi return as President?

India TV News  

Highlights Rahul Gandhi is adamant on giving post of president to a non-Gandhi At the same time, Sonia Gandhi does not want to hold the post Rahul has not given clear indication of contesting the elections yet The question on every Congress leader's mind is whether Rahul Gandhi will agree to lead the Congress party again or not. Rahul Gandhi …

Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson, who said Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should step aside to 'save' party, sacked
2 years, 9 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 …

Chorus for Rahul as Congress president grows louder as CWC meets
2 years, 9 months ago

Chorus for Rahul as Congress president grows louder as CWC meets

The Hindu  

The chorus for making Rahul Gandhi Congress president again grew louder on Sunday as several leaders and workers voiced support for him to take on the mantle of party chief. Ahead of a crucial Congress Working Committee meeting, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said no one was taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Mr. Gandhi does and was fighting …

Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh rubbishes claims of meeting with Gandhis, return to Congress
3 years, 1 month 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, 2 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, 2 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 …

Congress stuck in time warp with Gandhis at helm, no question changes will be merely cosmetic
3 years, 2 months ago

Congress stuck in time warp with Gandhis at helm, no question changes will be merely cosmetic

Firstpost  

With all possibilities of a major structural and characteristic renovation that Rahul Gandhi’s July 2019 resignation suggested now ruled out, the Grand Old Party represents the order of feudal decadence in the political terrain Decisions taken at the recently concluded meeting of the Congress Working Committee firmly established that the party is not turning away from its ‘dynastic’ character. If …

Navjot Singh Sidhu withdraws resignation, to resume duties as Punjab Congress president
3 years, 2 months ago

Navjot Singh Sidhu withdraws resignation, to resume duties as Punjab Congress president

India Today  

Navjot Singh Sidhu has withdrawn his resignation from the post of Punjab Congress chief and will resume his duties in the same capacity. On Friday, after meeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at his residence in Delhi, Navjot Singh Sidhu said, "I shared all my concerns with Rahul Gandhi. Everything has been sorted out: Navjot Singh Sidhu after meeting with Congress …

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

Rahul Gandhi will be Rahul Gandhi. Will Priyanka be Congress president?
4 years 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 …

Rahul, Sonia or someone else? Crucial CWC meet to decide if Gandhis will lead Congress
4 years, 4 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, 4 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. …

Sonia Gandhi as interim Congress chief: Why wait for non-Gandhi party chief is futile
4 years, 5 months ago

Sonia Gandhi as interim Congress chief: Why wait for non-Gandhi party chief is futile

India Today  

On August 10, the Congress Working Committee rejected former party boss Rahul Gandhi's assertion that no person from the Gandhi family be made Congress president. Sonia Gandhi had been brought back as the Congress president after Rahul Gandhi's resignation in the aftermath of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls defeat. Sonia Gandhi, tired of a long stint as party chief, facing …

Analysis | A year after he quit as Congress chief, Rahul continues to shape party’s stand on key issues
4 years, 6 months ago

Analysis | A year after he quit as Congress chief, Rahul continues to shape party’s stand on key issues

The Hindu  

A year after Rahul Gandhi formally resigned as Congress president on July 3, 2019 holding himself responsible for the party’s Lok Sabha poll debacle, he continues to shape the party’s response on most issues. From brainstorming at a recent virtual meeting to discuss the coming Bihar Assembly elections to leading the party’s attack on the Modi government over the India-China …

Rahul Gandhi returning to lead Congress again?
5 years, 1 month ago

Rahul Gandhi returning to lead Congress again?

India TV News  

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is all set to return to lead the party and is likely to take over after the Delhi assembly polls early next year. A source said that in the same meet, a chorus will grow to bring again Rahul Gandhi as planned by young leaders in the party. Rahul Gandhi's elevation to the party organisation …

Rahul Gandhi is our leader, should return as Congress president: Salman Khurshid
5 years, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi is our leader, should return as Congress president: Salman Khurshid

India Today  

Rahul Gandhi is "our leader" and should return as the president of the Congress, senior party leader Salman Khurshid has said, days after he remarked that the party was not able to introspect its Lok Sabha poll debacle as "its leader had walked away" after the election. The Congress had seemingly disapproved Salman Khurshid's "walked away" remarks with party spokesperson …

Vacaying in Bangkok, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Maharashtra polls on October 13
5 years, 3 months ago

Vacaying in Bangkok, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Maharashtra polls on October 13

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to kick start campaign for Maharashtra assembly poll on October 13 from Mumbai. He will hold his first rally for 2019 Maharashtra assembly poll in Mumbai on October 13. I read in newspapers that Rahul Gandhi is in Bangkok," Fadnavis said at a rally in Dhule district of north Maharashtra. The former Congress president Rahul Gandhi …

Rahul Gandhi left in a huff. Forget winning polls, Congress may not even ensure its future: Salman Khurshid
5 years, 3 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, 3 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 appointed as interim Congress chief; Rahul Gandhi led party fearlessly, say senior leaders
5 years, 4 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 …

Karnataka: Did Rahul Gandhi target Siddaramaiah for loss of power?
5 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka: Did Rahul Gandhi target Siddaramaiah for loss of power?

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed his exasperation with his own party leaders after loss of power in Karnataka. Writing on Twitter soon after Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy government lost trust vote on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi chose his words carefully: "vested interest" and "within" to identify the reasons for loss in Karnataka. Deve Gowda told Rahul Gandhi that Siddaramaiah and his …

Congress resignations point to crisis of trust
5 years, 5 months ago

Congress resignations point to crisis of trust

Deccan Chronicle  

After the resounding defeat in the 2019 parliamentary elections, the Congress Party should have remained united. During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress failed to add even one per cent to its 19.6 per cent vote share in 2014. While the vote share of the Congress declined by about nine percent over the last decade, from 28.5 per cent …

Congress embarks on 'save democracy' protest over crises in Karnataka, Goa, but spate of resignations continues
5 years, 5 months ago

Congress embarks on 'save democracy' protest over crises in Karnataka, Goa, but spate of resignations continues

Firstpost  

The Congress is blaming the BJP for the crisis in Karnataka, without even making the pretence of an introspection into why the party is withering across the nation. A month and a half after the Lok Sabha election results, the Congress’ idea of capturing the imagination of the country was to hold a “save democracy” protest in the Parliament House …

Opinion | The Congress’ Choice
5 years, 6 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 …

If not Rahul, a young leader with pan-India appeal should be Congress chief: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
5 years, 6 months ago

If not Rahul, a young leader with pan-India appeal should be Congress chief: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

India TV News  

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said only a young leader should replace Rahul Gandhi as the Congress president, asserting that it would help the grand old party bounce back. "Rahul had shown the way for the youth leadership to take the party's reins and steer it to greater heights," he said, adding that with India leading the world …

Bihar Congress workers threaten to self-immolate if Rahul Gandhi doesn't withdraw resignation
5 years, 6 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 …

Why Gandhis must retain a say in party affairs
5 years, 6 months ago

Why Gandhis must retain a say in party affairs

Deccan Chronicle  

Rahul Gandhi has officially signed off as Congress president. According to the BJP's calculations, the Congress would automatically unravel if it is not helmed by Rahul Gandhi or any other family member given how the party is shackled to the Gandhis. There is a lurking fear in the Congress that in its effort to see that the Nehru-Gandhi family is …

Rahul Gandhi's resignation: With many power centres and decades of dependence on Gandhis, Congress faces tough times
5 years, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi's resignation: With many power centres and decades of dependence on Gandhis, Congress faces tough times

Firstpost  

Till date, Congress has been centred around the party’s first family, which has acted as the topmost and the only power centre. A new president, if elected, would have to work in tandem with two former presidents – Sonia Gandhi, who’s the UPA chairperson and leader of Congress Parliamentary Party, and Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and the top Congress …

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