Wayanad by-poll: Priyanka Gandhi to file nomination on Oct 23, faces BJP and Left candidates in electoral debut

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will file her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-poll in Kerala on Wednesday, October 23, marking her electoral debut.

Priyanka will file the nomination papers in the presence of her mother and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, her brother and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal and a host of other leaders.

Congress on the offensive against BJP after Income Tax Dept freezes bank accounts

The Congress party on Thursday fielded its big guns Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former Presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in a news conference as they trained their guns on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over the “freezing” of the party’s bank accounts. Addressing a press conference, the Congress President said that it was a “dangerous game” and demanded a “level playing field.”

Congress Party meeting on March 11 to discuss candidates for Lok Sabha polls

The Indian National Congress party’s second Election Committee meeting will be held on March 11 in New Delhi to discuss the candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. On Thursday, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge arrived at the party headquarters for a Central Election Committee meeting to discuss candidates for the Lok Sabha polls.

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passes away

Renowned economist and former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is widely hailed as the architect of India’s economic reforms, died on Thursday, December 26, at the age of 92.

Singh was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital following a deterioration in his health.

Sonia Gandhi feels “happy and proud” as daughter Priyanka takes oath as Lok Sabha MP

The longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress, Indian MP Sonia Gandhi beamed with joy and pride as her daughter, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, took oath as the Lok Sabha MP. Priyanka made her entry to the lower house of the Indian Parliament by virtue of her win from Kerala’s Wayanad in the bye-polls recently.

“We are all very happy and proud,” Sonia Gandhi told ANI as Priyanka began her maiden tenure as a Member of Parliament.

Omar Abdullah to take oath as Jammu and Kashmir CM, Cabinet berths unlikely for ally Congress

The swearing-in ceremony of Omar Abdullah as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on Wednesday, October 16, will be attended by many top leaders of the INDIA bloc as sources said, adding that just four Ministers, all belonging to the National Conference (NC), will also take the oath.

Sources said no MLA from either the Congress or the Independents will be inducted as the Council of Ministers since the Cabinet will bear a clear stamp of Omar Abdullah.

India cabinet okays One Nation, One Election; Opposition parties call it “impractical”

The Union Cabinet has approved the Modi government’s ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal which proposes simultaneous Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections, with urban body and panchayat polls to be held within 100 days.

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders lauded the union cabinet’s decision on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. “Implementation of the proposal would lead to a faster pace of development,” said BJP leaders. Opposition parties, led by the Congress, voiced strong disapproval of the central government’s decision and called the proposal “impractical.”

Indian Overseas Congress members helping party build grassroots support

The Indian Overseas Congress has traveled to India to support Congress in the general elections. The mood seems upbeat among the overseas volunteers and the IOC president is confident that the Indian National Congress, as well as its multi-party alliance – the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.), will win the general elections with a clear majority.

Indian Overseas Congress members in India to help party build grassroots support

The Indian Overseas Congress has traveled to India to support Congress in the general elections. The mood seems upbeat among the overseas volunteers and the IOC president is confident that the Indian National Congress, as well as its multi-party alliance – the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.), will win the general elections with a clear margin.

Rahul Gandhi on Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: “Presenting alternative vision before country”

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that through ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, his party is trying to present an alternative vision before the country, and took a dig at the BJP saying that ‘religion of politics’ should be followed, not ‘politics of religion’. Rahul Gandhi said that on one side, when the ideology of ‘hatred and injustice’ is being practised, Congress is focusing on the idea of ‘brotherhood and justice’.