If Priyanka wins from Wayanad, in Lok Sabha bypoll necessitated after Rahul vacates seat, it will be the first time in history that 3 members of Gandhi family will be in Parliament.
Gandhi scion is on way to record highest winning margin in Uttar Pradesh. His mother Sonia Gandhi had won this seat in 2019 by a margin of 1,67,178 votes.
A minister of state in Yogi cabinet, Singh contested against Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli in 2019, bagging over 38% votes, highest a rival candidate could ever manage against her.
Congress bigwigs flocked to Rae Bareli as party leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from the seat Friday where he is contesting against BJP’s Dinesh Pratap Singh.
After Congress announces Kishori Lal Sharma as its candidate for Amethi, BJP also hints that Rahul Gandhi ‘camp’ kept sister out of electoral politics because she may ‘outshine him’.
3 of 8 SP MLAs who cross-voted or abstained from voting in Rajya Sabha polls represent assembly segments in Amethi & Rae Bareli from where Gandhi siblings are expected to contest.
Ex-Congress chief has been Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli since 2004. Her remarks are being seen as indication that her daughter Priyanka may take over mantle from family stronghold.
From a tally of two out of 10 seats in 2017, Congress is down to 0 in the Gandhi family bastion. Compared to six seats last time, BJP in leading in four and SP is ahead in six.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
There is a tribe out there of charlatans masquerading as journalists, some even calling themselves senior journalists, who have made a career out of sitting in Nehru/Gandhi dynasty’s godi and chanting chalisa of this dynasty.
There is a tribe out there of charlatans masquerading as journalists, some even calling themselves senior journalists, who have made a career out of sitting in Nehru/Gandhi dynasty’s godi and chanting chalisa of this dynasty.