Priyanka Gandhi

Congress declares Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Opposition in 18th Lok Sabha

The Congress party on Tuesday announced that Rahul Gandhi, MP from Raebareli, will serve as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the 18th Lok Sabha. This appointment ends a 10-year absence of an official LoP in the Lower House since 2014. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal made the announcement in the national capital, saying, "Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as the LoP in the Lok Sabha." This decision comes after the Congress secured 100 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a s...

June 18, 2024 10:46 AM

Priyanka Gandhi to make electoral debut from Wayanad as Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli seat

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut from Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency after her brother and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi decided to retain the family bastion of Rae Bareli. Rahul contested both Raebareli and his previous constituency, Wayanad, in the recently concluded polls and won both. Priyanka will contest the bypoll that will be held in Wayanad to fill the vacant seat, party president Mallikarjun Kharge announced Monday. For Priyanka, who w...