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Topic: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi is a fifth-generation politician from the Nehru-Gandhi family and a senior Congress leader. He currently serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Entering politics in 2004, he contested from the family stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, winning three consecutive terms before losing to the BJP’s Smriti Irani in 2019. However, he remained an MP by securing a win from Wayanad, a seat he held until 2024. He briefly served as Congress president from 2017 but resigned after the party’s poor performance in the 2019 General Elections.

Between 2022 and 2024, Rahul Gandhi led two major political marches—the 3,750-km Bharat Jodo Yatra (Kanniyakumari to Srinagar) and the 6,700-km Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (Thoubal to Mumbai). In the 2024 elections, he made a strong comeback, reclaiming Amethi and assuming the role of Leader of the Opposition.

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Six-time MP Pappu Yadav had won the last Lok Sabha polls from Bihar's Purnia as an Independent candidate after the Congress denied him the ticket & gave the seat to its alliance partner RJD.

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INDIA bloc allies meet online for Monsoon Session strategy, to raise Trump 5 jets claim, Bihar SIR in House

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CPI general secretary D Raja stressed on need for INDIA bloc to act in a more coordinated fashion and avoid bickering in public, it is learnt. TMC's Abhishek Banerjee spoke too.

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Rahul & Kharge write to PM Modi, urge him to fulfil promise of restoring statehood to J&K

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National Herald case: Court reserves order on cognizance of ED complaint against Rahul, Sonia Gandhi

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Judge says order will be pronounced 29 July. Apart from Gandhis, Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, Young Indian, Dotex Merchandise & Sunil Bhandari are named as accused in ED charge sheet.

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The Mahagathbandhan is riding on Tejashwi’s momentum. The JSP, while fresh and focused, may not have the structure and wherewithal to compete on par with the alliances.
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