Gandhi Family

Assembly elections 2023: Victory of progressive ideas over regressive guarantees

Congress’ regressive pursuit of scorched earth politics, even at the expense of the national interest, has only resulted in misguided ideas such as a Caste Census that will only take the country backwards to the instability of the 1990s

BJP juggernaut and national politics: Seven takeaways for 2024 elections

The 3-1 verdict between BJP and Congress set the stage for the road to the national polls in 2024. State and national contests often differ but several key indicators stand out from the results, which also have significant implications for Congress and opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance

Of love and malice: Khushwant Singh and the Gandhis

Khushwant Singh's relationship with the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty both tarnished and elevated his stature as a journalist and public intellectual. Here then is the grand old man of Indian letters on the dynasty that in many ways defined his career.

Shashi Tharoor says he represents change in Congress which leader like Mallikarjun Kharge can't bring

The Congress MP, while addressing party workers at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Nagpur on Sunday, said that the Congress President's polls are not a war, but only "he" can bring the required changes in the party

GoP loses ground as old fox Ashok Gehlot bares his fangs to “silent” Sachin Pilot

The Gandhi family desperately needs Ashok Gehlot as a networker, loyalist, and bridge builder. In better times Sonia Gandhi had Ahmed Patel as the crisis manager to do the dirty laundry. So, who has the upper hand now?

Ashok Gehlot, the next Congress president? Why Rajasthan chief minister’s elevation isn’t the change the party needs

Ashok Gehlot's long association with the Gandhi family and his close ties to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi may make him the top contender for the post of Congress chief. This means he could be reduced to a 'puppet' as the BJP alleges

Congress presidential election: Rahul will always have pre-eminent place in party, says senior leader P Chidambaram

Rahul Gandhi has declined to take on the mantle of party presidency but may change his mind, the former Union minister and Congress Working Committee member said, just days ahead of the notification of polls to elect the AICC chief

Congress does not look beyond Gandhi family irrespective of its members' abilities, says Anurag Thakur

Union minister Anurag Thakur said every member of the Gandhi family has tried its hand in helming the Congress but it continues to face defeat

'J-K turmoil Gandhi family's legacy': BJP's Sambit Patra on Rahul Gandhi reaching out to displaced Kashmiri Pandits

BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, in a press conference, alleged that the Congress sacrificed not only the Kashmiri Pandits but also the development of the region

Somen Mitra passes away at 78: West Bengal Congress chief and former Lok Sabha MP suffered cardiac arrest

Mitra was among the most firebrand Congress leaders of the 1960s and 1970s and played a crucial role in the fight against the Naxals in Kolkata