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Will not contest Congress prez poll, apologised to Soniaji: Ashok Gehlot

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced that he will not contest the Congress presidential polls as he took moral responsibility for the political crisis in his state. After meeting…
India

Rajasthan crisis: Sachin Pilot denies reports of bringing Congress MLAs together

Jaipur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot has denied media reports stating that he told the party high command that Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot should not remain in office if he decides to…

India

Shashi Tharoor to file nomination for post of Cong prez on Sept 30

New Delhi: Amid suspense over who could take on Shashi Tharoor in the Congress president polls, party’s central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday said AICC treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has…
India

Sonia Gandhi seeks detailed report on Congress’ Rajasthan crisis

New Delhi: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Monday sought a detailed report on the drama in party-ruled Rajasthan, where a number of MLAs supporting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, came out in…
India

Lalu, Nitish meet Sonia; say focus on uniting oppn parties to defeat BJP

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Sunday and pitched for bringing all opposition parties together to defeat the…
India

Nitish, Lalu Prasad reach 10 Janpath to meet Sonia

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Sunday reached 10 Janpath to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss matters pertaining to opposition unity. The two leaders…
India

BJP will not come to power in 2024: Lalu Prasad

Patna: RJD national president Lalu Prasad on Saturday said that BJP will be wiped out from Bihar in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. While speaking to media at the Patna airport, Lalu…

India

Writing letters to Soniaji, only major contribution: Vallabh slams Tharoor

New Delhi: Congress leader Gourav Vallabh on Thursday hit out at Shashi Tharoor over his probable AICC president poll bid, saying his “only major contribution” to the party was to send letters to…
India

Gehlot meets Sonia ahead of Cong president’s poll notification

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday met Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi. The meeting lasted for two hours, and after the meeting he is leaving for Kerala to join…
India

Cong prez polls: Notification to be issued on Thursday

New Delhi: The Congress’ central election authority will issue a notification for the AICC president polls on Thursday, setting the ball rolling for electing the successor to the longest-serving party chief Sonia Gandhi.…
India

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul permission not required to contest Cong presidential poll: Party

Kochi: The Congress on Wednesday said no one requires the permission of its president Sonia Gandhi or its leader Rahul Gandhi to contest in its presidential polls which is likely to be…
India

Shashi Tharoor to run for Congress president, gets nod from Sonia

Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor will run for the post of party president in the elections due next month. Tharoor, who met party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi on…
India

UP Congress authorises Sonia Gandhi to select party’s next national president

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday authorised party president Sonia Gandhi to select all office bearers, including the state unit president and the organisation’s next national president. This comes amid growing…
India

About 9K voters to elect Cong Prez; row over electoral list deepens

New Delhi: Over 9,000 Congress members would vote to elect the next party President, election for which would be held after a long gap 22 years on October 17. In the last…
Telangana

KCR condoles demise of Sonia Gandhi’s mother

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has expressed condolence over the demise of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s mother Paola Maino. Rao conveyed his condolences to Sonia Gandhi and other members of…