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Election Results 2019: Congress Resignations Fly. The 52-Seat Question: Is Rahul Gandhi Next?

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 24, 2019

Election results 2019: A day after the Congress's second straight defeat in the national election, resignations were flying. Three state chiefs including Raj Babbar, the Congress's Uttar Pradesh president, sent their resignations to their boss Rahul Gandhi on Friday over the party's abysmal performance.

UP Congress Lawmaker Injured After Car Overturns, Blames BJP For "Attack"

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Congress legislator Aditi Singh was injured today after her car and another one in her convoy overturned while she was on her way to Rae Bareli from Lucknow. She has accused the BJP of orchestrating an attack on her convoy in which several of her supporters were also traveling.

UP Congress Leader Quits Party, Alleges "Humiliation" By Priyanka Gandhi

India News | ANI | Monday May 13, 2019

An Uttar Pradesh Congress leader quit the party on Saturday alleging it ignored its local leaders and workers by giving the ticket to an "outsider".

Analysing The Priyanka Gandhi Impact In Uttar Pradesh: Highlights

India News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Friday May 10, 2019

With two phases of voting left for the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Prannoy Roy and his team on The Countdown get you special insights from the state's electorate, along with exclusive interviews with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and wife Dimple Yadav, and UP Congress chief Yogesh Shukla.

Arun Jaitley Roasts Rahul Gandhi For "Rewriting" Court Order On Rafale

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday April 15, 2019

Hours after the Supreme Court pulled up Congress president Rahul Gandhi for allegedly misquoting it on Rafale, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley criticised him by saying that Indian democracy "does not permit dynasts to rewrite" judicial orders.

UP Congress To Bring Out Supplementary Poll Manifesto

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 9, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh Congress will soon bring out a state manifesto to address issues that are peculiar to India's most populous state.

Watch: Fight Breaks Out Over Biryani At UP Congress Candidate's Poll Meet

India News | ANI | Sunday April 7, 2019

Clashes broke out at Tandhera village on Saturday over the distribution of biryani during the election meeting of Congress candidate from Bijnor, Nasimuddin Siddiqui, police said on Sunday.

Congress Supporters Clash Over Biryani At Poll Meet In UP, 9 Arrested

Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 7, 2019

Several people were injured in clashes among supporters of Congress's Muzaffarnagar candidate Nasimuddin Siddiqui as they fought over biryani, which officials said was being served at an election meeting without permission, prompting authorities to file a police case and arrest nine people.

After Yogi Adityanath's "Masood Azhar" Dig, UP Congress Candidate's Reply

India News | ANI | Friday March 29, 2019

Congress candidate from Saharanpur Imran Masood on Friday lashed out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for calling him a relative of terrorist Masood Azhar. Addressing a rally in UP's Shamli, Imran Masood also mocked Mr Adityanath for "ignorance" and said, "Yogi Adityanath was calling me Azhar Masood while the terrorist's actual name ...

Congress Announces Three More Lok Sabha Candidates In UP, Gujarat

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 27, 2019

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Tuesday announced two more candidates for Gujarat and one more candidate from Uttar Pradesh for the general elections.

"Masood Azhar's Kin": Yogi Adityanath's Dig At UP Congress Candidate

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday March 25, 2019

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath -- who launched the BJP's election campaign in Uttar Pradesh with a rally in Saharanpur -- generated controversy today by linking the Congress candidate to Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar. Congress's Imran Masood, an influential leader from the area, is up against the BJP's sitting lawmaker Raghav Lakhanpal in Sahara...

Rahul Gandhi Cancels Appointment Of Kumar Ashish As UP Congress Secretary

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday cancelled the appointment of Kumar Ashish as an AICC secretary attached with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the party's general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh east, a day after he was assigned the responsibility.

Day After Rivals Tie Up, Congress, DMK Announce Alliance For Elections

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday February 20, 2019

The BJP's alliance with Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK done and dusted, the Congress put the alliance with DMK on fast track and announced the seat sharing deal this evening.

"We See Indira Gandhi In You": Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thrills UP Congress

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Alok Pandey; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday February 11, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra waved, grinned, flashed a thumbs-up sign and pointed Hillary Clinton-style as she launched her charm offensive in Uttar Pradesh today with a roadshow through Lucknow, a longtime BJP stronghold.

Sound-Proof Auditorium, Victorian Interiors For Priyanka Gandhi At UP Congress' 125-Year-Old Office

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Friday January 25, 2019

Freshly painted walls, a new sound-proof auditorium, Victorian-style furniture and much more await Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has finally made her political debut as Congress general secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh.