Congress Defeat

Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar sends resignation to Rahul Gandhi after party's Lok Sabha loss in Gurdaspur; Amarinder Singh calls it 'unnecessary'

After losing the Gurdaspur seat to BJP's Sunny Deol, Sunil Jakhar has sent his resignation as Punjab Congress chief to party president Rahul Gandhi, a step which chief minister Amarinder Singh felt was 'totally unnecessary'.

Congress MLA says Gandhi family alone can keep organisation intact, has been 'binding force' behind Grand Old Party

The stepping aside of the Gandhi family from the leadership role in the Congress following its debacle in the Lok Sabha elections is not a solution, a senior party leader said on Friday

Assembly Election Results 2017: No question of Rahul stepping down, says Digvijaya Singh

Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said there was no question of party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi stepping down, in the wake of the poor showing in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

Rahul should learn from Modi: How to keep the Congress high command in order

He should learn from Modi. The latter’s high command culture is one of constructive convergence; that of the Congress is self-destructive.

Smriti Irani row: Verbal duel intensifies between BJP, Cong

Smriti Irani's educational qualifications led to a full-blown war of words between the Congress and the BJP, as the former on Wednesday intensified protest against an "undergraduate" being appointed human resource development minister whereas the BJP countered it with questions on Sonia Gandhi's academic background.

Assam Cong MLAs to write to Sonia Gandhi, suggest corrective measures

"We discussed the causes of our party's defeat. On this basis we resolved to send a letter to Sonia Gandhi tomorrow to give her a picture of the situation and suggest corrective measures," Sarma said.

Rahul and Sonia Gandhi take responsibility for defeat

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi took responsibility for the Congress' worst defeat in Lok Sabha elections.

Sonia, PM ensuring Congress' defeat: LK Advani

No earlier government, Advani wrote on his blog, has presided over so many scams and scandals as the UPA rule has and corruption has become the "dominant" characteristic of this government. People are eagerly looking forward to throw it out at the earliest, he said.