Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

December 13, 2024 11:24 AM

Debate on Constitution set to begin in Lok Sabha today; Rajnath Singh to lead discussion

A special two-day discussion to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution will be held in the Lok Sabha on Friday and Saturday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh set to initiate the debate. This debate is expected to end the week-long deadlock between the Centre and the Opposition in Parliament, which has seen repeated adjournments since the winter session began on November 25. The discussion will kick off at 12 noon on Friday, with over 12 leaders from the ...

November 28, 2024 12:11 PM

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. She took the oath as a Member of Parliament while holding a copy of the Constitution. Meanwhile, for the oath ceremony of Priyanka Gandhi, her mother Sonia Gandhi, brother Rahul Gandhi, Raihan Vadra and Miraya Vadra, the son and daughter of Priyanka and Robert Vadra, also arrived at the Parliament. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra secured the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 4,10,931...

November 23, 2024 5:51 PM

Priyanka Gandhi wins Wayanad bypoll, marginally misses Rahul Gandhi’s record

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has secured her first electoral victory, winning the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election with a margin of 4.08 lakh votes. While her margin fell slightly short of her brother Rahul Gandhi’s record of 4.30 lakh votes in 2019, it remains a decisive win for the Congress leader in her debut election. The bypoll was necessitated after Rahul Gandhi vacated the seat earlier this year to retain Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, a constituency previously represent...

November 13, 2024 9:00 AM

Voting for bypolls begins for 31 Assembly seats across 10 states and Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency

Voting is underway in the bye-elections for 31 Assembly seats across 10 states, as well as the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, from where Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut. Interestingly, though these bypolls will not have any bearing on the governments, they are seen as a big test for the Congress and the INDIA bloc which failed to put up a united show in the recent Haryana Assembly polls. Along with Wayanad, seven seats in Rajasthan, s...

September 16, 2024 6:14 PM

Rahul Gandhi takes oath as Lok Sabha MP with copy of Constitution in his hand

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was sworn in as a Member of Parliament from Raebareli on Tuesday, holding a copy of the Indian Constitution during the ceremony. He was part of the remaining MPs who took their oaths today after a total of 262 newly elected MPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, did so on Monday, the inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha. His oath-taking was attended by Congress Parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. ...