Sonia, Rahul campaign in MaharashtraOctober 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi will campaign extensively for the Oct 13 assembly elections in Maharashtra. According to party sources, the Gandhis will address a series of rallies for the party which is contesting in 174 of the 288 constituencies in alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi on Aug 17August 13th, 2009 AMETHI - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit Amethi from August 17. According to party sources, Rahul is expected to pay surprise visits to some villages in the constituency.
I do not believe in doing six jobs at one time: Rahul GandhiMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The face of the victorious Congress election campaign, General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has maintained that he prefers to do one thing at a time. "I want to work for the Congress party because I believe in doing one thing at a time.
Presence in Cabinet, only time will show: Rahul GandhiMay 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As the television studios discussed the possibility of Rahul Gandhi's inclusion in the Cabinet, the man at the centre of it all said only time will show whether he would join the Ministry or work for the party. "Only time will show," Gandhi told reporters here.
"We'll try to persuade Rahul Gandhi to join the cabinet" says ManmohanMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Thanking the people of the country for the Congress led UPA's stupendous performance in the 2009 general elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that he would try to make party general secretary Rahul Gandhi a part of the new cabinet. Addressing media persons jointly with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at 10 Janpath here, Singh thanked the people of the country for the faith they had shown in the Congress party.
Sonia, Rahul congratulate Manmohan SinghMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Saturday rang up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulating him as India's ruling coalition was on its way to victory in the Lok Sabha elections. According to sources in the Prime Minister's Office, Manmohan Singh is expected to call on Sonia Gandhi later in the evening when all results of the election are known.
PM, Sonia, Rahul to canvass support in Tamil NaduApril 26th, 2009 CHENNAI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would campaign in Tamil Nadu next month, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said Sunday. 'United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi, All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a series of election meetings in Tamil Nadu from May 1,' Ravi told reporters.
Sonia Gandhi files nomination from Rae BareillyApril 6th, 2009 RAE BAREILLY - Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday filed her nomination papers from Rae Bareilly constituency. Sonia was accompanied by her son and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi.
Sonia, Rahul Gandhi all set to campaign in East UPMarch 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress president Sonia Gandhi and All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be campaigning for party candidates in eastern Uttar Pradesh from April 3 onwards. Uttar Pradesh will go to Lok Sabha polls in the first phase.
Sonia, Rahul to campaign in JharkhandMarch 31st, 2009 RANCHI - Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit Jharkhand to campaign for party candidates in the Lok Sabha polls. Rahul Gandhi is arriving in Jharkhand Wednesday and will address two public rallies, while Sonia Gandhi will campaign in the state next week, Rabindra Singh, spokesperson of the state Congress told reporters.
Sonia, Rahul to campaign in JammuMarch 29th, 2009 JAMMU - Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi will visit Jammu and Kashmir to campaign for Congress candidates in the Lok Sabha polls. Congress party sources told IANS that both will campaign in Jammu and Udhampur parliamentary constituencies of the Jammu region.
All new Congress website - minus Narasimha RaoMarch 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After the Bharatiya Janata Party, it's the turn of the Congress party to revamp its website. The new site has a fresh look with more information.
I always wanted Rahul Gandhi to be minister: PMMarch 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday disclosed that he wanted Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, the son of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, to be a minister in the cabinet, but Rahul refused. 'I always wanted Rahul Gandhi to be a minister, but he refused,' Manmohan Singh told reporters on the sidelines of a defence investiture function at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Rahul Gandhi, Congress' farmer-politicianMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Never mind if Congress MP Rahul Gandhi holds an M Phil degree from Cambridge, he is actually a farmer! At least that's the description of his profession on the Lok Sabha website. The young and suave Congress general secretary has a degree in Development Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.
Sonia, Rahul likely to visit Orissa in FebruaryJanuary 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi are expected to visit Orissa next month to launch campaigns in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections, a party leader said Wednesday. 'Although the programme details have not yet been finalised, they have assured me that they will visit the state,' state Congress president Jayadev Jena told IANS on phone from New Delhi.