Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi is an Indian politician and the son of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and former Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

After constant pressure from the party members, and chief proposers Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul on December 04, 2017 filed his nomination papers for the post of Congress president. With this he put an end to the two-year long speculations in the party circles about his impending elevation.

After 19 years of service, party president Sonia made way for the new President, her son Rahul Gandhi on December 11. The party, through an internal election process —comprising of 9,000 party delegates from different blocks of India —endorsed Rahul Gandhi as the party president.

Prior to this Rahul was the Vice-President and Chairperson of the National Students Union of India as well as Indian Youth Congress. He is a trustee of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust.

After completing his education under a pseudonym in abroad, Rahul entered politics in 2004 won back Rajiv Gandhi's old Lok Sabha seat of Amethi.

Rahul led party in the 2014 general elections, wherein the party suffered really bad electoral results, winning just 44 seats as compared to 206 seats it won in 2009 general election.

For the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election, Gandhi launched the first leg of party's poll campaign on February 10.
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19 SFI activists held in Rahul Gandhi office vandalism case in Kerala, Congress targets CM

PTI / Jun 25, 2022, 18:31 (IST)

Nineteen activists of the Students' Federation of India (SFI), the students wing of the ruling CPI(M), have been arrested and remanded so far in connection with the attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's office here, even as opposition Congress-led UDF targeted Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the incident saying the attack was held with his knowledge.

Attack on Rahul Gandhi's office: Congress calls it a planned attack, holds protest rallies in Kerala's Wayanad

TNN / Jun 26, 2022, 06:29 (IST)

A day after Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi's office was vandalised by SFI activists, Congress leaders held protest demonstrations in Wayanad on Saturday. Meanwhile, Gandhi has scheduled a three-day visit to Wayanad, and he would arrive on June 30.

Officials surprised at my stamina: Rahul Gandhi

TNN / Jun 23, 2022, 03:13 (IST)

Defamation case: Thane court exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearance on Saturday

TNN / Jun 18, 2022, 15:00 (IST)

A Thane court on Saturday allowed exemption from appearance to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation suit filed by an RSS activist.

Cong summons all its lawmakers to Delhi

TNN / Jun 22, 2022, 06:24 (IST)

Baghel alleges phone tapping of oppn netas, says BJP could try to destabilise Cong govts

TNN / Jun 22, 2022, 04:43 (IST)

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan condemns attack on Rahul Gandhi's office; Congress slams CPM

TNN / Jun 25, 2022, 10:25 (IST)

Meanwhile, LDF convener E P Jayarajan termed the attack "unnecessary".

Rahul Gandhi faces ED heat in Delhi, SFI hooliganism in Wayanad

TNN / Jun 25, 2022, 07:59 (IST)

The Wayanad office attack drew condemnation from Congress and UDF leaders, who staged protests across the state. CM Pinarayi Vijayan, who condemned the incident, warned of strict action against the protesters.

50 hours, 5 days: Rahul Gandhi reveals how he managed to stay calm during ED questioning

TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jun 22, 2022, 15:33 (IST)

Congress: Live-telecast Rahul Gandhi's questioning

TNN / Jun 15, 2022, 02:46 (IST)

ED may not call Rahul Gandhi again this week after 11-hour quiz on Day 5

TNN / Jun 22, 2022, 02:05 (IST)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared again at the ED office on Tuesday at 11 in the morning for the fifth day of his questioning in the National Herald money laundering case. His questioning continued past 10pm on Tuesday, but it is learnt he may not be called again this week. He had left the ED office past midnight on Monday, spending close to 12 hours with the investigation team.

Congress says Delhi Police personnel forcibly entered its HQ & beat up workers, demands FIR

PTI / Jun 15, 2022, 22:03 (IST)

ED calls Rahul for questioning again today, Sonia summoned on Thursday

TNN / Jun 21, 2022, 02:59 (IST)

Amid continuing protests by his party colleagues across the country, Rahul Gandhi spent over 10 hours on his fourth appearance before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday and has been summoned again on Tuesday to continue recording his statements in connection with the National Herald money laundering case. Sonia Gandhi has been summoned by the agency for questioning on Thursday.

Case baseless, aimed to harass Gandhis: Congress

TNN / Jun 21, 2022, 02:45 (IST)

Rahul Gandhi questioning: Delhi traffic police issues advisory on routes to be avoided

PTI / Jun 15, 2022, 10:27 (IST)

In a series of tweets, the department mentioned the routes to be avoided and said necessary arrangements have been made as a precautionary measure.

Congress plans dharna in favour of Rahul Gandhi

Jun 13, 2022, 08:20 (IST)

A day before Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in New Delhi, party’s Rajya Sabha member Naseer Hussain on Sunday hit out at the BJP government for misusing the central agency.

Rahul Gandhi's office in Wayanad attacked during protest march

TNN / Jun 24, 2022, 18:53 (IST)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's office in Kainatty near Kalpetta in Wayanad district was vandalised by a group of Student's Federation of India (SFI) activists on Friday afternoon.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat backs ED probe on Rahul Gandhi

TNN / Jun 23, 2022, 08:38 (IST)

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday claimed the Enforcement Directorate case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was lodged when the UPA government was in power.

PM Modi will have to withdraw 'Agnipath' scheme: Rahul Gandhi

PTI / Jun 22, 2022, 14:38 (IST)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the Centre was "weakening" the army through the 'Agnipath' scheme, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to withdraw the military recruitment initiative just like the farm laws were rolled back.