Reflecting on the events, Kharge said his hard work over five years had gone unrecognised.
Congress outlined six commitments under the Adivasi Nyay Guarantee -- Sushasan, Sudhaar, Suraksha, Svashasan, Svabhimaan, and a Sub Plan for the welfare of Adivasi communities.
"This was the first meeting of the manifesto committee. It was an exchange of preliminary thoughts and ideas, and how we proceed with the drafting of the manifesto. The next meeting will take place next week," panel chairperson P Chidambaram said after the meeting.
We want to send the message that we are ready for the big fight against the BJP, its corruption and anti-Constitution politics, says state Congress chief.
The 28-year-old Patidar leader who had quit the Congress party earlier this month will be inducted in the BJP at an event in Ghandinagar in presence of Gujarat unit president CR Patil, according to sources
Kishor’s tweet came a week after he declined a Congress offer to come on board as a member of a committee that would work on the 2024 general elections.
The circular by UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu comes days after BJP appointed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan as in charge of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi as the party’s in charge for Uttarakhand assembly polls.
The demand for a full-time Congress chief has been pending since the party's debacle in 2019. Rahul Gandhi, who took over the post from his mother Sonia Gandhi in 2017, stepped down after the 2019 defeat. The Congress has since failed to find a replacement and thus, Sonia Gandhi continues to be the party’s interim chief.
Other members of the panel include member of parliament Uttam Kumar Reddy, Manish Chatrath, BK Hariprsad, Ripun Bora, Udit Raj, Ragini Nayak, and Zuber Khan, according to a press statement.
The Congress leader arrived in Lucknow on a two-day election-preparation visit to a rousing reception by party workers on July 16. She staged a silent protest before a Mahatma Gandhi statue in GPO Park in the state capital against the BJP government in the state.
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, sources said, is opposed to Central leadership’s 'peace formula' of appointing Sidhu as Punjab Congress chief along with two working presidents.
The 74-year-old leader, who has been a parliamentarian nine times and is currently leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh, may be entrusted with a key role in the grand old party as part of the revival plans.
Rahul Gandhi, while asserting that the intention of the paper was not to point fingers, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not take the pandemic seriously and instead focused on the West Bengal election.
There are nine vacancies in the cabinet, which can have a maximum of 30 members. Of the nine, three were created when Pilot supporters were sacked last year for the rebellion. Gehlot has to accommodate BSP turncoats and independents as well
The development comes close on the heels of Jitin Prasada deserting the Congress to join the BJP and in the backdrop of a three-member Congress panel trying to resolve the rebellion against Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
Jitin Prasada, 47, is the first among the group of dissenting Congress leaders ‘G-23’, who had last year written to party chief Sonia Gandhi seeking sweeping organisational reforms, to quit.
Prasada was part of the dissenting ‘G-23' group of Congress leaders who had last year written to party chief Sonia Gandhi seeking sweeping reforms, collective decision-making, and "full-time, visible leadership".
The last such meeting, called by Congress’ interim chief Sonia Gandhi, was held on May 22, last year in which leaders of at least 22 Opposition parties accused the Union government of unabashedly “usurping” the power of the state governments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The feisty Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, who is party observer for the polls, says a `desperate’ BJP has taken three different positions on CAA in Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively; predicts 100-plus for grand coalition
Under the President’s Rule, the lieutenant governor becomes the constitutional head of the Union Territory.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Anand Sharma, P Chidhambaram and Digvijaya Singh are the names doing rounds to replace Azad
Many opposition members raised slogans over the farmers' protest as soon as Sitharaman began her speech. Congress MPs Jasbir Singh Gill and Gurjeet Singh Aujla were seen wearing a black gown to the Parliament as a mark of protest against the three contentious farm laws
On December 19, Congress president Sonia Gandhi had met senior party leaders, including those who had written to her seeking an overhaul of the party, and had said internal elections would be held.
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by retired British Indian Civil Service officer Allan Octavian Hume as a platform for civil and political dialogue among educated Indians.
Vora was appointed chief minister of Madhya Pradesh on February 13, 1985. He is the third senior leader of the Congress, after Tarun Gogoi and Ahmed Patel, to die in the span of a month.