Rahul Gandhi Congress President

Rahul Gandhi Rules Out Return As Congress Chief: Sources

India News | Written by Sunil Prabhu | Wednesday December 16, 2020

Rahul Gandhi has ruled out his return as Congress president, sources close to him have said as the party, struggling with an existential crisis and a perceived leadership vacuum, prepares to elect a new chief in the New Year.

Rahul Gandhi, Asked About Return As Congress President, Said This

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 8, 2020

Rahul Gandhi today ruled out returning as Congress president, a post he gave up last year after his party was pulverised in the national election. "I stand by my letter," he said to NDTV's question on the possibility of his comeback as Congress boss, given his noticeably stronger interest in party affairs during the coronavirus lockdown.

"No Question," Rahul Gandhi Said On Return As Congress Chief: Sources

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday March 4, 2020

Congress's Rahul Gandhi has made his views on leadership clear - he has resigned and is not about to take up the party top post again, sources close to him told NDTV today amid a huge leadership crisis in the party. There has been speculation on whether Mr Gandhi would roll back his decision on quitting - the final decision on the leadership issue ...

Rahul Gandhi Owes It To Congress To Resume Leadership: Ashwani Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 1, 2020

Rahul Gandhi owes it to the Congress to resume presidentship and dispel uncertainty about the future leadership issue as the party does not have the luxury of time, former law minister Ashwani Kumar said on Sunday.

Rahul Gandhi Sole Contender For Party President's Post: Congress Sources

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 21, 2020

Amid concerns in the party over leadership issue and calls for elections to the top post, the Congress on Thursday said Rahul Gandhi was a clear successor for party president's post to his mother and incumbent Sonia Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi To Stay Or Go? Congress To Decide On Leadership In April

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday February 13, 2020

The final decision on the top leadership of the Congress - whether Sonia Gandhi will stay on permanently as party chief or a new president will be appointed - will be taken at the party's plenary session, sources told NDTV.

Sonia Gandhi Back As Congress Chief For Now After 12-Hour Meet: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday August 11, 2019

Sonia Gandhi will return as Congress president for now, two years after she handed the top job to her son Rahul Gandhi, the party's top decision-making body, the Working Committee, decided on Saturday after a 12-hour meeting. Pitching it as a stop-gap measure, the party said it will pick a new president when its plenary session is held later this y...

Rahul Gandhi Letter LIVE Updates: Not Correct For Me To Select New Congress Chief

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday July 3, 2019

As Rahul Gandhi stepped down as Congress chief, party sources indicated today that a new president will be chosen "within a week". Mr Gandhi told reporters that the party should choose a new president "quickly and without further delay" and that he was not part of the process at all as he had already resigned.

Resigned After Taking Full Responsibility, Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 27, 2019

Rahul Gandhi stuck to his decision to resign as Congress president, saying he did it to ensure accountability for the party's Lok Sabha poll debacle and there was no question of going back on it.

Bihar Congress Passes Resolution Urging Rahul Gandhi To Stay Party Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 10, 2019

The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on Sunday passed a unanimous resolution requesting Rahul Gandhi to continue as Congress president.

In Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi Hugs Nurse Who Was Present When He Was Born

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Sunday June 9, 2019

On the lastday of his three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency of Wayanad in Kerala, Congress president Rahul Gandhi met a nurse who was present at the time of his birth in Delhi 49 years ago.

"Chief Need Not Be From Gandhi Family": Rahul Gandhi Reportedly Said

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday May 25, 2019

Rahul Gandhi, speaking at a meeting of the Congress's top decision-making body on Sunday, insisted that he did not want to continue as party president after its debacle in the national election. He remained firm on his decision to quit even after the party unanimously rejected it.

People Of India Have Decided, I Respect That: Rahul Gandhi Concedes Defeat In Amethi Against Smriti Irani: Live Updates

India News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan, Stela Dey | Thursday May 23, 2019

Congress Election Results: Congress joined hands with a number of opposition parties as they look to improve its count this time.

Assam School Under Scanner For Sending Students To Rahul Gandhi Rally

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday April 13, 2019

An educational institution in southern Assam's Barak Valley has landed in a controversy for sending minor students to a political rally headlined by Congress president Rahul Gandhi during school hours on April 9. The state government has asked the Hailakandi district administration to initiate action against the educational institution.

Two Weeks On, Indian Air Force Flies In High-Powered Pumps To Aid Meghalaya Ops

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday December 28, 2018

Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help. Kirloskar Brothers has offered to expedite the rescue operation by sending powerful pumps to draw water from the pit, and a team of experts from state-run Coal India Limited is bein...