Following the Congress's announcement that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest from Wayanad, while Rahul Gandhi will retain the Raebareli seat, former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Monday hit out at the party, alleging that there is "shamel
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will keep his Raebareli seat while his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut from the Wayanad seat, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Monday.
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai on Saturday said it is the party's strong desire that Rahul Gandhi remains rooted in Raebareli as he has family ties with the region.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed his dilemma regarding which constituency he should represent as a Member of Parliament saying that everybody knows the answer except him and no matter which constituency he selects, the people will be happy with his decision.
Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi visited Malappuram in Kerala on Wednesday to thank the voters following the election victory. This is the first time Gandhi has visited the state after he scripted a massive victory with a margin of 3,64,422 votes.
Congress leader and newly elected MP from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, Kishori Lal Sharma, on Tuesday said that he wants party leader Rahul Gandhi to keep Raebareli Lok Sabha seat.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that if his sister (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) had contested the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have lost by two-three lakh votes".
After the CWC meeting, here on Saturday, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "Everyone unanimously wants Rahul Gandhi to be the LoP. This government will not last long."
"The people of India have saved the Constitution and democracy. The deprived and poor population of the country stood with India to protect their rights. Congratulations to all the alliance partners and the lion-like workers of the Congress party," said the Congress leader.
"We are thankful for the way our leader Rahul Gandhi fought against these fascist forces. Now the people of India are realizing his calibre, innocence and affection towards the poor, everything is recognised by the Indian people. We are very glad and thankful," Venugopal said.