




The 77-year-old Congress leader had on February 14 filed here nomination papers for Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan
Sonia Gandhi was first elected to the Lower House in 1999 after assuming the Congress presidency and declared in 2019 that it would be her last Lok Sabha election
Kharge, 80, takes charge of the party at a time when it faces a tough challenge from a formidable BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has ousted the Congress from many states.
The National Herald case, which pertains to the alleged misappropriation of assets of over Rs 2,000 crore in an equity transaction, was closed by the investigating agency in 2015, the Congress party said calling the notice a vendetta
Leaders of the G23, who have been demanding an organizational overhaul, also met late Friday at the residence of senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to discuss their strategy ahead of the crucial CWC meeting.
Election for Congress’ top post has been in turmoil ever since the party's debacle in 2019. Rahul Gandhi, who took over the post from mother Sonia Gandhi in 2017, stepped down after the 2019 defeat. The Congress has since failed to find a replacement and, thus, urged Sonia Gandhi to continue as the party’s interim chief.
In a letter to to the prime minister, the Congress chief alleged that the new vaccine policy implies that the central government has abdicated its responsibility of providing free vaccine to all Indians between 18 and 45 years of age.