Kanhaiya Kumar

Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar said that while many Opposition leaders are entirely dependent on their base vote, they have a difficulty in accepting this.

Bihar election 2025: No confusion on Tejashwi Yadav as Mahagathbandhan's CM face, says Congress

The Congress had thus far seen as reluctant to back RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as the chief ministerial face of the Mahagathbandhan for the Bihar Assembly elections.

Rahul Gandhi to join Kanhaiya Kumar's 'padyatra' during daylong visit to Bihar

Rahul Gandhi's visit comes ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled to be held in September-October in Bihar.

Devendra Fadnavis hits out at Kanhaiya Kumar over 'Instagram' remark on wife: 'Chullu bhar paani mein...'

Fadnavis claimed that when the Opposition parties failed to find anything against him, they deployed their "troll armies" to launch personal attacks against his wife and him.

North East Delhi Election Result 2024: BJP’s Manoj Tiwari on course to win

The constituency is dominated by migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The actor-singer-politician Manoj Tiwari is hoping for a hat-trick in the constituency.

Former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar set to lose in North East Delhi

Kanhaiya Kumar had lost the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Begusarai on a CPI ticket.

Congress emphasises Kanhaiya Kumar's 'political acumen', claims cases against him are 'politically motivated'

Congress states that the legal accusations against Kanhaiya Kumar are influenced by political motives, with no formal charges filed in any of the cases.

Kanhaiya Kumar accuses opponent Manoj Tiwari of orchestrating attack on him

Kanhaiya Kumar accused Tiwari of resorting to false rumors and manipulated videos to undermine his campaign. He further criticized Tiwari for failing to showcase substantial achievements during his tenure as the MP.

North East Delhi: Can Cong pick Kanhaiya Kumar dethrone BJP's Manoj Tiwari in high profile contest?

Delhi Lok Sabha elections 2024: The grand old party is depending heavily on Kanhaiya Kumar to claw back into some relevance in the National Capital.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress unveils ambitious electoral strategy to regain political territory

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Fielding Kanhaiya Kumar for the Delhi North-East seat reflects the Congress's bold and confrontational electoral strategy, indicating the party's willingness to directly challenge the BJP's dominance in key battleground constituencies.

BJP giving '400 paar' slogan to ensure people don't ask why petrol '100 paar': Kanhaiya Kumar

Kanhaiya Kumar also acknowledged that there was a ”failure” on the part of old parties that had been in power earlier due to which the people got attracted towards the 'extremism of the BJP'

Congress appoints Kanhaiya Kumar as AICC in-charge of students' wing

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed Kanhaiya Kumar as AICC in-charge of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) with immediate effect

Bharat Jodo Yatra aims to protect India's diversity, which is its strength: Kanhaiya Kumar

Addressing a press conference, Kumar, who has been part of the Rahul Gandhi-led foot march from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu since September 7, said there is a difference between a political yatra and an electoral one, adding that ''everything in politics is not for electoral gains".

AAP and BJP same team: Kanhaiya Kumar

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP has been trying to project itself as the BJP's main contender in the Gujarat Assembly elections.

Kanhaiya Kumar joins Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi, Jignesh Mevani says he extends support

Mevani said he cannot join the party formally for now since he is an independent MLA

Worthwhile to look at history of communists' presence in Congress: Manish Tewari

"As speculation abounds about certain Communist leaders joining Congress it perhaps may be instructive to revisit a 1973 book ''Communists in Congress'' Kumarmanglam Thesis. The more things change the more they perhaps remain the same. I re-read it today," Tewari said in a tweet.

Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani to join Congress today

Before the formal joining, the two activist-turned politicians will go to Bhagat Singh Park at ITO at 4 pm to garland the statue of Bhagat Singh on the occasion of 114th birth anniversary of the freedom fighter. Rahul Gandhi will also attend the garlanding event organised by the Indian Youth Congress.

Kanhaiya Kumar joining Congress today? CPI says this: Report

Kanhaiya Kumar had joined the CPI ahead of the 2019 general election and unsuccessfully contested from Bihar's Begusarai against Giriraj Singh of the BJP.

Can Jignesh Mevani, Kanhaiya Kumar bring some change in Congress?

The entry of the two activist-turned politicians from Gujarat and Bihar will certainly be good optics for the Congress given that many young leaders such as Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada and Sushmita Dev have deserted the party in the past couple of years.

Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani to join Congress on October 2: Report

Mevani, who represents the Vadgam constituency in Gujarat, will be appointed as the Congress' state working president following his induction into the party, the report claimed.

Kanhaiya Kumar in Congress? Meeting with Rahul Gandhi triggers speculations

Kanhaiya Kumar is a Communist Party of India (CPI) leader, who is a former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president.

JNU sedition case: Court directs Delhi Police to give copies of charge sheet to Kanhaiya Kumar, others

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Pankaj Sharma put up the matter for April 7 to scrutinise documents in the case and also granted bail to seven accused who were not arrested in the case earlier.

Will fight politically, legally sedition case against Kanhaiya Kumar: CPI

The Delhi government on February 28 gave a go-ahead to the city police to prosecute former JNUSU president Kumar and nine others in connection with a four-year-old sedition case, as the ruling AAP denied the persistent BJP charge of blocking the proceedings in the matter.

Delhi govt no less ill-informed than Centre in understanding sedition law: Chidambaram

"Delhi Government is no less ill-informed than the central government in its understanding of sedition law," Chidambaram tweeted.

Delhi govt gives go-ahead to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU sedition case

Last year, the Delhi Police had told a court here that authorities were yet to give requisite sanctions to prosecute Kumar and others in the 2016 sedition case