Ending weeks of suspense, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on June 17 finally picked his Lok Sabha seat. After a high-level party meeting on Monday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced that Rahul Gandhi will represent the Rae Bareli seat while Priyanka Gandhi will fight in the bypolls from the Wayanad seat. Watch!
A day after holding a thanksgiving meeting in Raebareli, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reached Kerala to thank the people of Wayanad for sending him to parliament for a second consecutive time by a huge margin. Rahul also held a roadshow in Malappuram during his first visit to the state after the 2024 general election results. During his speech, Rahul said he was in a dilemma as to which constituency - Wayanad or Raebareli - he should relinquish.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on May 20 inspected a polling booth in Raebareli. Residents of Raebareli cast their votes on May 20 during the fifth phase of the LS Elections. Watch!
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addresses a public rally in Raebareli. She says, "... He has handed over the nation's wealth to 4-5 people... He even implemented demonetisation which caused a lot of trouble to small businesses and women... Your condition hasn't improved in these 10 years, but you have shown all the good things on news channels.”
Priyanka Gandhi speaking to mediapersons posed a direct question to Amit Shah, asking, "What has BJP done for Raebareli?"
The Union Minister accused Sonia Gandhi of allocating a substantial portion of her MP funds towards minorities, implying that this was aimed at securing their support for votes.
Join Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in an exclusive conversation with News18 India during her Raebareli campaign. From discussing her campaign efforts for Rahul Gandhi to addressing key decisions and future prospects, dive into the insights shared by Priyanka.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the party's candidates for the Amethi and Raebareli Lok Sabha seats will be announced in next 24 to 30 hours.
She further said that there is a lot of anger from the people towards them for the same. “I am not even sure if they will contest from here(Raebareli) or if it is going to be some dummy candidate from their end. Only time will tell,” she added.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has taken a break from his ongoing 'Navsarjan Yatra' in poll-bound Gujarat and is visiting Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh to meet the families of victims of the explosion.
Fifteen people are feared dead while 150 others have been injured when three coaches of the Janta Express train 1422 derailed in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh on Friday. The incident took place near Bachhrawan in Raebareli.
Earlier, the National Conference also dared General VK Singh to name the ministers who were given funds. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, General VK Singh had admitted that the money from the secret fund was used in Kashmir but only towards social schemes.