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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicAhmed Patel

Topic: Ahmed Patel

Ahmed Patel’s son Faisal severs ties with Congress, 10 months after party ceded his legacy seat to AAP

The late Ahmed Patel was not just the Congress's main crisis manager but also former party president Sonia Gandhi's closest aide.

‘Will convince leadership not to cede Bharuch’ — Ahmed Patel’s son wants LS ticket from Congress

It was decided during alliance talks that AAP would contest the seat. But Faisal Patel says he is meeting Rahul & Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to convince them to reverse decision.

‘Mischievous,’ says Congress on Gujarat SIT allegations against Ahmed Patel, BJP calls it ‘karma’

In an affidavit filed in an Ahmedabad court, the Gujarat SIT said Patel paid Rs 30 lakh to Teesta Setalvad, RB Sreekumar & Sanjeev Bhatt to 'frame' then CM Modi after 2002 riots.

More worry for Congress in Gujarat as Ahmed Patel’s son says he is keeping options open

The Patels are a powerful family in Gujarat and the state goes to polls later this year.

Five lessons for Rahul Gandhi from what Machiavelli said 500 years ago

Niccolò Machiavelli’s 16th century seminal treatise, The Prince, could offer some advice to Rahul Gandhi after the G-23 rebellion and Ahmed Patel’s death.

Can Ashok Gehlot be the next Ahmed Patel for Congress? Conditions apply

With the loss of Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi, Congress has a big problem. And very few candidates to solve it.

In Congress after Ahmed Patel, Rahul Gandhi needs to play the bigger person, call for unity

With no counter to Rahul Gandhi’s writ on the party, it is time for him to replace the loyalty test with merit and accountability.

Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal appointed interim party treasurer

Congress working committee (CWC) met on Friday under the chairmanship of Sonia Gandhi and condoled the demise of party stalwarts, Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi.

Ahmed Patel remained in background, let others take credit — Sonia Gandhi writes in obituary

In an obituary in National Herald, Gandhi says ever since she became Congress interim chief, Patel was at her side as 'a most trusted colleague, as someone I could always turn to for advice’.

No one in Team Rahul can be a pillar like Ahmed Patel, Congress leaders say

While Salman Khurshid, Sanjay Jha say there’s isn’t anyone who can assume Patel’s role, others like Sanjay Nirupam, Udit Raj say Rahul may just do away with having an adviser. 

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Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.