Sonia Gandhipronunciation (help·info) is an Indian politician. She is the president of the Indian National Congress, the left-of-centre political party, which governed India for most of its post-independence history. She took over as the party leader in 1998, seven years after the assassination of her husband, Rajiv Gandhi, a former prime minister of India, and remained in office for nineteen years.
Top Congress leaders extended birthday wishes to party chief Sonia Gandhi, who turned 73 on Monday. The Congress interim president, however, is not celebrating her birthday in the wake of rape.. IndiaTimes - Published
A parliamentary strategy meeting was held at Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s residence on Sunday where it was decided to rope in support from other opposition parties with Ghulam Nabi Azad helming.. IndiaTimes - Published
Stating that P Chidambaram has joined the "Out On Bail Club", the BJP on Wednesday said the Congress' reaction following the Supreme Court's bail to the former minister in a money laundering case was a.. IndiaTimes - Published
BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao on Tuesday slammed the Congress for raking up the issue of SPG cover after it was withdrawn for party leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi and asserted.. IndiaTimes - Published
Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi took a swipe at the Congress over its president Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin, saying its own leader is an "infiltrator" and it target others in a similar.. IndiaTimes - Published
In her first comments after aligning with the Shiv Sena, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said the three parties have come together under extraordinary circumstances when the political atmosphere in the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday expressed confidence that the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena combine will provide Maharashtra a stable and responsive government. Gandhi made the remarks in a letter.. IndiaTimes - Published
The letter was sent to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Puducherry.. DNA - Published
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray separately met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night and invited them for his father Uddhav Thackeray's.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that he does not want to "waste time on what Pragya said". "That is the heart of the RSS. What can I say?" he added. Congress president Sonia Gandhi termed the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the BJP for making "shameless attempts to subvert democracy in Maharashtra." Addressing the general body meeting of the Congress.. IndiaTimes - Published
Aaditya Thackeray and party secretary Milind Narwekar flew to New Delhi on Wednesday to invite Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh for the swearing-in ceremony of Uddhav.. IndiaTimes - Published
In his first reaction after BJP gave up its bid to form a government in Maharashtra, party president and home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said offering the CM's chair is actual horse trading and.. IndiaTimes - Published
Amit Shah said the Gandhis had violated SPG guidelines repeatedly, often travelling abroad without cover, and wondered what could be the reason. He said a member of the Gandhi family was in the habit.. IndiaTimes - Published
Maha Vikas Aghadi leader Uddhav Thackeray, first from the Thackeray family, will be sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra. Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde said, Sonia Gandhi had been invited for.. IndiaTimes - Published
Replying to the debate on the SPG (Amendment) Bill, Union minister Amit Shah said the security of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her children Rahul and Priyanka has not been withdrawn but changed.. IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra Congress President Balasaheb Thorat has been elected as the party's legislature wing leader, the Congress said on Tuesday. "The Congress president (Sonia Gandhi) has approved the name of.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday expressed confidence of a win in the Maharashtra assembly floor test. "Absolutely", Sonia Gandhi said when asked if she is confident of winning the floor test.. IndiaTimes - Published
Terming the midnight coup in which the BJP formed the government with Ajit Pawar as "murder of democracy", Congress leaders including Ahmed Patel, Anand Sharma, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury and Shashi.. IndiaTimes - Published
The government will table the proposed amendments to the Special Protection Group (SPG) Act next week . Under this Act family members of former Prime Ministers will not be guarded by the elite.. IndiaTimes - Published
The family members of former prime ministers will not be guarded by the elite Special Protection Group commandos, as per the amendments approved by the Union cabinet to the SPG Act, official sources.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sharad Pawar-led NCP, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and Sonia Gandhi-led Congress have finalised the power-sharing deal in Maharashtra and look set to form the government. DNA - Published
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal told the media after a meeting at party chief Sonia Gandhi's 10 Janpath residence that that the CWC was briefed on the discussion between NCP and Congress on.. IndiaTimes - Published
Raut said he will meet NCP president Sharad Pawar on Thursday. To further discuss the modalities of government formation, another round of meeting among the three parties will be held in Mumbai, he.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday refused to comment on the progress being made in the formation of a new government in Maharashtra. Her response came as Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut exuded.. IndiaTimes - Published
The CRPF has written to states and UTs about the new protocols for Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her family members security and will soon seek sanctions to raise at least one more battalion for.. IndiaTimes - Published
Amid sloganeering by Congress over various issues in Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday warned that he will be forced to take action against members protesting in the well. Congress members sought.. IndiaTimes - Published
Amid indications of cautious progress in talks between Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) over government formation in Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar sprang a surprise by claiming he did not.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Shiv Sena's wait to form a government in Maharashtra is not likely to end anytime soon. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday, refused to comment on the issue of.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP chief Sharad Pawar met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence on Monday to discuss the possibility of formation of a government in Maharashtra. The NCP is in talks with ally.. IndiaTimes - Published
NCP president Sharad Pawar is expected to meet his Congress counterpart Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Monday to discuss government formation. In the wake of the supreme court judgment on the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Speaking to media in Parliament, Sharad Pawar said, "BJP-Shiv Sena fought together, we (NCP) and Congress fought together in the elections. They have to choose their path and we will do our politics.".. IndiaTimes - Published
Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was on Sunday heckled by slogan-shouting Shiv Sena workers as he left Shivaji Park in Mumbai after paying tribute to Bal Thackeray on his seventh.. IndiaTimes - Published
The statement comes a day before party supremo Sharad Pawar is set to meet Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi to discuss the next course of action pertaining to the Maharashtra political.. DNA - Published
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