Priyanka Gandhi

December 27, 2024 10:38 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh’s mortal remains to be kept at AICC HQ, last rites scheduled for Saturday: Congress sources

The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be placed at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi for the public to pay their respects, Congress sources said on Friday. According to party sources, the 'last darshan' is scheduled for Saturday from 8:00 to 10:00 AM. Senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, will pay their respects at the AICC office before the final rites are performed. Singh, renowned for spearheading India’s 1991 econom...

November 23, 2024 1:50 PM

Priyanka Gandhi consolidates massive lead in Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who made her poll debut from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, was headed for a huge win having secured over four lakh votes. Right from the start of counting, Priyanka Gandhi has been racing ahead without any problems. As per the Election Commission officials, she was now leading by over 4,25,782 votes. Her nearest rival, Sathyan Mokeri from the CPI was trailing, having polled 1,45,235 votes so far. The counting was continuing in the centres a...

October 15, 2024 9:28 PM

EC announces bypoll for Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, Priyanka Gandhi to make her election debut

The Election Commission on Tuesday announced bypolls for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala and the Nanded seat in Maharashtra. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is expected to make her electoral debut by contesting from Wayanad. The Wayanad seat was vacated by Rahul Gandhi after he also secured a Lok Sabha win from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh during the general elections held earlier this year. In June, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge confirmed that Rahul Gandhi would retain Rae Bareli,...

September 16, 2024 6:13 PM

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...