Will have city mayors elected directly if Congress comes to power: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI): After promising Rs 72,000 a year in accounts of poorest 20 per cent families in the country, host of incentives for youth wanting to start their own businesses and the filling up all government vacancies by March 2020, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised that if elected to power his party would move to directly elected mayors with five year terms and elected councils to improve the quality of life in cities.
BJP backs BDJS candidate against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad
New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI): BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday announced that NDA constituent leader Thushar Vellappally, president of Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), will be their nominee against Congress president Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad in Kerala.
Lok Sabha poll:Bharat Dharma Jana Sena chief Vellappally will take on Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad
New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI) A day after Congress party announced that party president Rahul Gandhi will contest from Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala, BJP president Amit Shah announced here on Monday that Thushar Vellappally, President of Bharat Dharma Jana Sena, will be the NDA nominee from the seat.
Mallikarjun Kharge takes strong exception against Yeddyurappa for terming Rahul Gandhi as 'Bachha'
Kalaburagi, Apr 1 (UNI) Senior Congress leader M Mallikarjun Kharge today took strong exception against BJP Karnataka President terming AICC President as 'Bachha' and said that "this type of using words shows his poor culture".
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.
Rahul Gandhi likely to file nomination for his second Lok Sabha seat Wayanad on Apr 3
New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to file his nomination for the Lok Sabha seat of Wayanad on Apr 3, party sources said on Monday.
Rahul's decision to contest from Waynad dampens the spirit in Bidar
Bengaluru, Apr 1 (UNI) The decision of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi to contest in the coming Lok Sabha elections from Waynad in Kerala has dampened the spirit of the rank and file in the party in Bidar Lok Sabha seat, in Karnataka.
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who has decided to contest from two seats this time in the Lok Sabha polls, on Sunday said if his Congress is voted back to power then it will fill up 22 lakh job vacancies in the government by Mar 31, 2020.
Rahul only one among 20 Congress candidates: Pinarayi Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 31 (UNI): Refering to the Congress president's candidature from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said Rahul Gandhi was just one among the 20 Lok Sabha candidates of Congress-led United Democratic Front in the state.
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).
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Rahul's candidature in Kerala put LDF in a fix
Wayanad, Mar 31 (UNI): The much-delayed but enthusiastically expected announcement from the Congress leadership on Sunday on the All Indian Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi contesting from the Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency in Kerala has put the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in a catch-22 situation.
Rahul Gandhi to contest LS polls from Kerala's Wayanad besides Amethi
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from a second seat in Kerala's Wayanad besides family stronghold Amethi.
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.
Sushma Swaraj defends her 'Chowkidar' prefix on Twitter
New Delhi, Mar 30 (IBNS): Defending herself being called as 'Chowkidar', Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said she is guarding the interests of the Indian nationals abroad.