Bhopal: After the high-profile entry of Priyanka Gandhi in active politics, the Congress may soon have another woman leader — Priyadarshini, the wife of party’s parliamentarian Jyotiraditya Scindia. With Scindia appointed General Secretary and given charge of western Uttar Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh Congress has passed a resolution seeking fielding[Read More…]
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Priyanka Gandhi gets room at AICC next to Rahul
New Delhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the newest fifth generation member of the Gandhi-Nehru family to plunge into active politics, will function from a room at the AICC headquarters here next to the office of her brother and party chief Rahul Gandhi as she prepares to take charge as General Secretary[Read More…]
Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi to meet Congress office bearers, strategise
New Delhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will meet party general secretaries including newly inducted Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday followed by a meeting of state party chiefs on Saturday to chalk out the roadmap and strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Priyanka Gandhi, who has been appointed as General Secretary[Read More…]
Maharashtra Congress seeks action for offensive tweets on Priyanka Gandhi
Mumbai: The Mahila Congress’s Maharashtra unit on Monday demanded a probe and stringent action against those spreading malicious content on social media against Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. “Since Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into politics, many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have been making misogynistic comments on her. Since past few[Read More…]
Congress files police complaints against offensive tweets on Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi, The Congress on Monday filed police complaints in Delhi and across India seeking action over obscene and offensive posts on social media targeting party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. In the complaint filed by the All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) at the Sansad Marg police station here, the party[Read More…]
Man arrested for vulgar tweet against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Yogi Sanjay Nath was arrested following a complaint filed to the Bihar Cyber Crime Investigation Unit by social activist Shaheen Syed
Can Priyanka match Modi’s oratory? Scales more evenly balanced
While the BJP is obviously the Congress’s main adversary, politics in India can rarely be depicted in black and white. There are shades of grey which blur the outlines of friends and foes. There is little doubt that the Congress was miffed by the peremptory decision of the SP and[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi likely to begin political innings with Kumbh holy dip
Priyanka Gandhi, who will take charge as the General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East the same day, will also hold a press conference jointly with Rahul Gandhi in Lucknow. According to informed sources, both Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have zeroed in on February 4 for the holy dip on[Read More…]
Priyanka’s appointment not a sudden decision: Rahul Gandhi
“The decision was taken some years back and not just 10 days ago,” Gandhi said in response to a question on her sudden appointment while speaking at a town hall style meeting here titled ‘The Odisha Dialogue’. “I have been talking to her about this for years but earlier she[Read More…]
“Beautiful faces don’t attract votes”: BJP’s Vinod Jha on Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment
Bihar’s Bharatiya Janata Party minister Vinod Narayan Jha has made sexiest comments on Priyanka Gandhi, the newly appointed All India Congress Committee General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East. Calling Priyanka “beautiful”, Jha said that “Beautiful faces don’t attract votes.” Speaking on Priyanka’s entry to politics, Jha said that Priyanka in naive[Read More…]
As Priyanka Gandhi takes charge of Uttar Pradesh, Congress look up to better its 2009 tally
Much awaited Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into active politics raised the ardour of the main opposition party Congress and its cadre. All the channels and social media platforms couldn’t stop their enthusiasm either and covered one of the most important political developments of the country keenly. The public in Amethi and[Read More…]
Riteish Deshmukh congratulates Priyanka Gandhi on new role in Congress
Mumbai, Actor Riteish Deshmukh, the son of late Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, has congratulated Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on her appointment as Congress General Secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Riteish on Thursday shared a photograph of Priyanka and wrote that his mother is thrilled with the news about her[Read More…]
Can Priyanka Gandhi prick and deflate BJP balloon?
There couldn’t have been any better bet than Priyanka Gandhi to put a shot in the arm of Congress before the upcoming national elections. Indeed, the entry of the 47-year-old sister of Congress president Rahul Gandhi was the only certainty amid the myriad uncertainties dogging the politics of the country[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi becomes 12th Gandhi-Nehru family member to enter politics; Here’s the list
On Wednesday with Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment as AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East, Gandhi-Nehru family has now seen 12 family members joining politics. 3 of which have got elected to the prestigious post of Prime Minister. Going back in history to Motilal Nehru, first in the bloodline to be[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi rules Twitter; 13 of the top 20 trends are about her
The news of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra appointed as AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East, is buzzing the internet. Twitterati seem especially abuzz by the news. In the top 20 trending topics in India as many as 13 topics talk about her. The trending topics along with their rankings 1 #PriyankaGandhi[Read More…]
Who is Priyanka Gandhi? Know about her Family, Marriage, Education & Speech
In the recent turn of events, another member from Nehru-Gandhi family, Priyanka Gandhi has entered in the political ring. In an official note released on Wednesday January 23, it was announced that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi appointed Priyanka Gandhi as new All India Congress Committee General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh[Read More…]
“One of the most awaited entries in Indian politics”, JDU’ Prashant Kishor congratulates Priyanka Gandhi
Calling Priyanka Gandhi’s entry, “one of the most awaited in Indian politics”, after she was appointed as the All India Congress Committee General Secretary, Uttar Pradesh East, political strategist Prashant Kishore extended his best wishes and congratulated her. Prashant Kishor, the Janata Dal (United) Vice President, tweeted, “While people may debate[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi takes charge of Uttar Pradesh along with Jyotiraditya Scindia
Just months ahead of General Elections 2019, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi appointed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia as AICC Genereal Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East and Uttar Pradesh West respectively. In an official notice released on Wednesday, it was notified that “Honourable Congress president has appointed Shrimati Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as[Read More…]
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra appointed AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East
Congress president Rahul Gandhi appoints Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East. She will take charge in the first week of February, a Congress statement said. “Honourable Congress president has appointed Shrimati Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East,” the party said in[Read More…]
Poll season: Priyanka Gandhi to campaign for Congress in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh assembly polls which are scheduled for November 2018, all major contenders including BJP, Janta Congress Chhattisgarh and Congress have geared up for the battle. And to take the battle further, Congress has played a masterstroke after including Priyanka Gandhi’s name in star campaigners list, sources claimed. As per the[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi
Amid the BJP’s election victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka Gandhi met Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday. Rahul Gandhi had campaigned in Gujarat extensively before assuming the charge of party President on December 16. After Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka left, Rahul[Read More…]
Will Priyanka Gandhi be the Congress chief? Her assistant rubbishes report
With speculations that Congress party will choose its successor for Sonia Gandhi soon, the name of Priyanka Gandhi has emerged as a probable chief. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met on 8 August and possibly held a talk on the change of guard of the party. Reportedly, at the meeting,[Read More…]
Watch: Rajiv Gandhi, the man who connected millions to their loved ones
“India is an old country, but a young nation; and like the young everywhere we are impatient. I am young, and I too have a dream. I dream of an India strong, independent and self-reliant and in the front rank of the nations of the world in the service of[Read More…]
Ignore part-time politician Priyanka Gandhi: BJP
After Priyanka Gandhi attacked PM Modi during her debut Uttar Pradesh poll campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday took a jibe at the new leader saying that it’s best to ignore a “part time politician,” who makes remarks while being ignorant about the nation’s political developments. Priyanka joined[Read More…]
UP doesn’t need adopted sons, it has its own, says Priyanka Gandhi
Launching blistering attack on Prime Minister in her maiden election rally in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the state does not need adopted son for the development. Her comment came a day after Narendra Modi portrayed him as adopted son of UP.”The Prime Minister said he has been[Read More…]