Mukul Wasnik

The Congress on Monday appointed observers for the upcoming assembly elections in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland early next year, with party MP Mukul Wasnik named senior observer for the three states.

Members of the task force include P Chidambaram, Mukul Wasnik, Jairam Ramesh, KC Venugopal, Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Sunil Kanugolu.

Mukul Wasnik, longtime Congressman and a staunch loyalist of the Gandhi family, is emerging as an unlikely "official" candidate in the race for the party's top post, sources have said.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday asked senior party leader Mukul Wasnik to rush to Goa to "oversee latest political developments" in the state.

The Congress has fielded Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari while the BJP has fielded Ghanshyam Tiwari while the BJP has supported independent candidate Subhash Chandra.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru remains one of the biggest hurdles in realising the goals of the BJP and the RSS, senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik said on Wednesday.

Congress general secretary and former Union Minister Mukul Wasnik married his old friend Raveena Khurana at a private function in a five-star hotel where several senior Congress leaders were in attendance.

The Congress party appointed five election in-charges, including general secretary Mukul Wasnik, on Thursday for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls.

Sonia Gandhi has become the interim Congress president, the party's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee, decided today after a meeting to choose her son Rahul Gandhi's successor.

The Congress's top decision-making body is meeting to choose a new party president, over two months after Rahul Gandhi quit, owning responsibility for the party's national election debacle. Though veteran leader Mukul Wasnik has emerged as the frontrunner for the post, Mr Gandhi wants broader consultations before a decision is made, sources said.

The new Congress president should be selected after more consultation with state leaders and the legislature party, Rahul Gandhi, who stepped down as chief after the disastrous national election results, reportedly said on Friday at a meeting. This comes amid sources in the party saying that the new chief is likely to be chosen on Saturday at a Con...

A new Congress president will be chosen when the party's top decision-making body meets today, sources said on Friday after a meeting at Sonia Gandhi's home. Mukul Wasnik has emerged as the frontrunner for the post left vacant after Rahul Gandhi quit in May, owning responsibility for the party's national election debacle.

Congress general secretary Mukul Wasnik said on Thursday that if the Indian Constitution was facing any danger or challenge from anyone, it was from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress today announced the names of all its candidates for the November 28 Assembly polls in Mizoram, where Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla will contest from two constituencies. The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress selected the candidates and the party's general secretary in-charge of the CEC, Mukul Wasnik, made the announcement....

The Congress party high command in Delhi today categorically denied receiving any letter purportedly written by Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala seeking an urgent overhaul in the party in the state.

The Congress on Monday appointed observers for the upcoming assembly elections in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland early next year, with party MP Mukul Wasnik named senior observer for the three states.

Members of the task force include P Chidambaram, Mukul Wasnik, Jairam Ramesh, KC Venugopal, Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Sunil Kanugolu.

Mukul Wasnik, longtime Congressman and a staunch loyalist of the Gandhi family, is emerging as an unlikely "official" candidate in the race for the party's top post, sources have said.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday asked senior party leader Mukul Wasnik to rush to Goa to "oversee latest political developments" in the state.

The Congress has fielded Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari while the BJP has fielded Ghanshyam Tiwari while the BJP has supported independent candidate Subhash Chandra.

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru remains one of the biggest hurdles in realising the goals of the BJP and the RSS, senior Congress leader Mukul Wasnik said on Wednesday.

Congress general secretary and former Union Minister Mukul Wasnik married his old friend Raveena Khurana at a private function in a five-star hotel where several senior Congress leaders were in attendance.

The Congress party appointed five election in-charges, including general secretary Mukul Wasnik, on Thursday for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls.

Sonia Gandhi has become the interim Congress president, the party's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee, decided today after a meeting to choose her son Rahul Gandhi's successor.

The Congress's top decision-making body is meeting to choose a new party president, over two months after Rahul Gandhi quit, owning responsibility for the party's national election debacle. Though veteran leader Mukul Wasnik has emerged as the frontrunner for the post, Mr Gandhi wants broader consultations before a decision is made, sources said.

The new Congress president should be selected after more consultation with state leaders and the legislature party, Rahul Gandhi, who stepped down as chief after the disastrous national election results, reportedly said on Friday at a meeting. This comes amid sources in the party saying that the new chief is likely to be chosen on Saturday at a Con...

A new Congress president will be chosen when the party's top decision-making body meets today, sources said on Friday after a meeting at Sonia Gandhi's home. Mukul Wasnik has emerged as the frontrunner for the post left vacant after Rahul Gandhi quit in May, owning responsibility for the party's national election debacle.

Congress general secretary Mukul Wasnik said on Thursday that if the Indian Constitution was facing any danger or challenge from anyone, it was from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress today announced the names of all its candidates for the November 28 Assembly polls in Mizoram, where Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla will contest from two constituencies. The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress selected the candidates and the party's general secretary in-charge of the CEC, Mukul Wasnik, made the announcement....

The Congress party high command in Delhi today categorically denied receiving any letter purportedly written by Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala seeking an urgent overhaul in the party in the state.