Unexpected: Kharge, Rahul on Maha poll results
The BJP-Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Mahayuti alliance retained power in Maharashtra by sweeping the Assembly elections.
The BJP-Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Mahayuti alliance retained power in Maharashtra by sweeping the Assembly elections.
While Priyanka, who made her electoral debut, joins brother Rahul in the Lok Sabha, their mother Sonia is a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Gandhi, who has been demanding Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged irregularities by the Adani Group, also demanded removal of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch accusing her of protecting Adani.
Revanth Reddy responded to the leader of the Opposition by promising to make Telangana gig workers’ policy comprehensive and inclusive.
Kharge, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, along with Rahul and senior party leaders paid tribute to the former prime minister at her portrait at the Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan.
We only released the list of 39 candidates yesterday. Wait for our list. Why is the BJP so much worried about Rahul Gandhi now? We will win Amethi and Rae Bareli, we are very much confident,” Congress general secretary in-charge of Organization KC Venugopal told reporters.
Gandhi said that Bihar's caste census has shed light on the real living standards of the poor.
The release of the list came a day after the party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) finalised the names of candidates for the first list during a meeting chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at the party headquarters.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge chaired the maiden meeting of the CEC, in presence of Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party's general secretary in charge of Organisation KC Venugopal, and other senior leaders, at the party headquarters here.
MP Congress chief Jitu Patwari and other leaders were present when the yatra left for the neighbouring state from Sailana.