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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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Karnataka, BJP’s OBC jibe, opposition unity — why Rahul Gandhi is talking about caste census

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At three rallies in poll-bound Karnataka this week, the Congress leader brought up caste census, which was also discussed at party's Udaipur 'Nav Sankalp Shivir' & Raipur plenary.

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New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Police's killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's son Asad Ahmed in an 'encounter' made the front pages of the Urdu newspapers...

Wayanad blasé about Adani, but love for Rahul Gandhi isn’t waning. Priyanka next?

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Priyanka Gandhi’s presence at the rally has also excited residents. They take it as a sign that she could represent them instead.

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‘Historic step,’ says Rahul after talks with Nitish, Tejashwi on a 2024 Opposition front

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In the apology saga, Rahul Gandhi emerges both powerless and powerful

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BJP seeking apology from Rahul Gandhi over his remark in UK is pure power play—name, shame, and induce guilt.
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