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Make this election about real issues: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tells voters

New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) Soon after the release of pre-election documents, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday urged the people to read the party’s manifesto and make this poll about the real issues that the country is facing.

Contesting from Wayanad to send a message to south India: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): Explaining his decision to contest from Kerala's minority-dominated Wayanad constituency besides Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said he wanted to give a message to south India which feels hostile under the Narendra Modi government.

Congress releases Lok Sabha Election manifesto, Rahul Gandhi makes tall promises for farmers

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): Releasing his party's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2019, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his outfit, if comes to power, will abolish criminal contempt against farmers who fail to pay up their debts.

Congress releases manifesto for Lok Sabha Election 2019

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): Congress, the country's main opposition party, on Tuesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2019.

Hindu remark: Congress demands PM Narendra Modi's apology for hurting sentiments of Wayanad people

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): The Congress on Tuesday demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment against party president Rahul Gandhi over deciding to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad seat in south and hurting the sentiments of the people of the region.

Lok Sabha polls: Congress announces another list of candidates

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): The ruling Congress party on Monday declared another list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls which included names of nine candidates.

No official page has been taken down: Congress tweets after Facebook removes 687 pages linked to the party

New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): The Congress party on Monday said no official pages of the party has been taken down by Facebook, just hours after the social media giant announced that 687 pages linked to the grand old political outfit of the nation has been removed because of "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" on the social media platform.  

People will punish Congress party for coining the term 'Hindu terrorism': Narendra Modi

New Delhi, Apr 1(IBNS): Trying to corner the Congress party for coining the term “Hindu Terrorism”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the grand old party of India will not be forgiven by the community.

Facebook removes 687 pages linked to Congress before Lok Sabha polls

New York, Apr 1 (IBNS): As the country is gearing up for the first phase of voting which will be held on Apr 11, Facebook on Monday said it has removed 687 pages and accounts linked to the Congress party due to "coordinated inauthentic behaviour or spam" on the social media platform.

Nagaland: NPF support to Congress is issue based

Kohima, Mar 31 (UNI): The regional party of Nagaland, the Naga People’s Front (NPF), has said that its decision to support Congress candidate K.L. Chishi in the upcoming Lok Sabha election was issue based, but decision will not change the stand of the party’s regionalism nor will it mean forging an alliance with the Congress.

Confident of Congress victory: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Faridabad/Palwal, Mar 31 (UNI): AICC general secretary and Haryana in-change Ghulam Nabi Azad has said he is confident of a Congress victory in the Lok Sabha elections after travelling throughout the state during his Parivartan Yatra.  

Rahul Gandhi is feeling unsafe in Amethi: BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday targeted Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his decision to contest the Lok Sabha polls also from Kerala and said he is doing so as he is feeling 'unsafe' in Amethi.

We will carry out surgical strike on poverty, if voted to power: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi

Vijayawada, Mar 31 (UNI) Congress president Rahul Gandhi reiterated that his party would carry out surgical strike on “poverty”, if voted to power and assured to waive agriculture loans to the farmers in Andhra Pradesh and accord Special Category Status (SCS).

No alliance with AAP in Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi takes final call

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has taken a final decision of not forming an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi and conveyed the same to party veteran and former chief minister of the national capital, Sheila Dikshit, media reports said.

Udhav Thackeray participates in Amit Shah's rally, says both Shiv Sena-BJP follow similar ideology of Hindutva

Ahmedabad, Mar 30 (UNI) Shiv Sena Chief Udhav Thackeray on Saturday said that both BJP and his party believe in the similar ideology of 'Hindutva'.