Delhi Congress

Sonia Gandhi accepts resignations of PC Chacko, Subhash Chopra after Delhi polls rout; Shaktishinh Gohil made interim Congress Delhi in-charge

A day after the party's debacle in the Delhi Assembly polls, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accepted the resignations of Delhi unit party chief Subhash Chopra and party's Delhi in-charge PC Chacko.

Delhi election 2020: Congress releases poll manifesto, promises unemployment allowance, cashback schemes, 300 units of free power

It promised to implement unemployment allowance of Rs 5,000 to 7,500 per month and cashback schemes for water and power consumers

Congress' 'cold' campaign in three-way battle for Delhi Assembly polls could boost AAP's chances against BJP

The third corner in the three-way fight for Delhi in the upcoming Assembly election, the Congress, is speculated to have gone cold in the weeks leading up to the polls on 8 February even as the party's main rivals — the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a determined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — have only amplified their campaign messages day by day.

Congress fields former Rajya Sabha MP Parvez Hashmi from Delhi's Okhla seat; 66 candidates named for 70-member Assembly so far

The voting for the 70-member Delhi assembly will be held on 8 February. The votes will be counted on 11 February.

Delhi Assembly polls: Congress releases second list of seven candidates, fields Romesh Sabharwal against Arvind Kejriwal

Apart from Sabharwal, the other candidates in the Delhi Congress' list are Raminder Singh Bamrah from Tilak Nagar seat, Rocky Tuseed from Rajinder Nagar, Pramod Kumar Yadav from Badarpur, Amareesh Goutham from Kondli (SC) seat, Bhisham Sharma from Ghonda and Arbind Singh from Karawal Nagar seat.

Congress proclaims to be sole inheritor of Mahatma Gandhi's legacy, but day's events expose cracks in organisation, vacuum in top leadership

The events that unfolded on Gandhi Jayanti raise questions over Congress' seriousness towards rebuilding its social base, inspiring confidence among its rank and file and putting up a real challenge to the BJP in Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections

Month after Sheila Dikshit's demise, Sonia Gandhi meets Delhi Congress leaders over selection of new state unit chief

The Delhi Congress president post has been lying vacant since the demise of Sheila Dikshit in July. The selection of a new president for the Delhi Congress unit was discussed in the meeting, Chacko said and added that some local leader will be considered for the post.

Meeting to elect next Delhi Congress chief to be held at Sonia Gandhi's residence ahead of Assembly election

On Monday, the interim Congress chief appointed Rameshwar Oraon as the Jharkhand state unit chief along with five working presidents – Kamlesh Mahato Kamalesh, Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Thakur, Manas Sinha and Sanjay Paswan.

Infighting emerges again in Delhi Congress; 29 leaders write to Rahul Gandhi complaining about 'complete confusion' in state unit

The leaders in their letter said that by dissolving various Congress units in Delhi, the PCC is literally punishing thousands of dedicated workers and leaders, who worked very hard to resurrect the party in Delhi.

In friendly Twitter quips, Sheila Dikshit invites Arvind Kejriwal for meal, says 'come learn how to fight election without spreading rumours'

Sheila Dikshit and Arvind Kejriwal engaged in friendly banter on Twitter, with the Delhi Congress chief asking why the chief minister was spreading rumours about her health.