Tag: 2019 Lok Sabha polls

‘Couldn’t speak against BJP in MP, asked Cong to raise issues,’ admits Sumitra Mahajan

Her admission drew praise from MP Health Minister Tulsiram Silawat.

December 3, 2019

Voting for bypolls in 51 assembly, 2 Lok Sabha seats across 17 states, 1 UT begins

The BJP and its allies had nearly 30 of these assembly seats, while the Congress had won 12 and the rest were with regional parties.

October 21, 2019

In surprise move, Urmila Matondkar quits Congress, blames ‘petty in-house politics’

The Bollywood actor had on March 27 joined the Congress after meeting then party chief Rahul Gandhi at his residence.

September 10, 2019

Amid reports of rift with Scindia, Kamal Nath meets Sonia Gandhi, discusses on new MP chief

Kamal Nath has offered to step down as the state unit chief following Congress' drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections.

August 30, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi ‘right choice’ for Congress President: Amarinder Singh

Rahul Gandhi went public with a formal assertion that he has resigned as the Congress president earlier this month.

July 29, 2019

Amarinder Singh accepts Navjot Singh Sidhu’s resignation, forwards it to Governor

Sidhu had formally resigned on July 14 as Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources, the portfolio he had not taken charge of.

July 20, 2019

‘7 weeks have passed’: Jyotiraditya Scindia says Congress needs to look for new chief

Rahul Gandhi on July 3 went public with a formal assertion that he has resigned as the Congress president, taking responsibility for the party’s decimation in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

July 12, 2019

Day after Rahul Gandhi quits, Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat resigns

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday went public with a formal assertion that he has resigned as the Congress president, taking responsibility for the party’s decimation in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

July 4, 2019

‘Few have the courage’: Priyanka on Rahul Gandhi’s decison to quit as Congress chief

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday went public with a formal assertion that he has resigned as the Congress president, taking responsibility for the party’s decimation in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

July 4, 2019

‘I’m responsible for Congress’ defeat in Madhya Pradesh’: Kamal Nath

He said he has also offered to quit as state Congress president after the party's drubbing at the hands of the BJP in the state.

June 28, 2019

‘Will fight all future elections on our own’: Mayawati confirms end of SP-BSP alliance

In a series of tweets in Hindi, Mayawati said her party was compelled to take the decision following SP's attitude after Lok Sabha polls.

June 24, 2019

Akhilesh Yadav ‘anti-Muslim’, Mulayam Singh working hand in glove with BJP: Mayawati

Earlier this month, Mayawati had said that her party will contest the bypolls on all 11 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh alone.

June 24, 2019

‘Clear mandate in polls’, says President in joint Parliament session, calls for removal of triple talaq

The Parliament session will continue till July 26. The Economic Survey will be presented on July 4 followed by the Union Budget for 2019- 20 on July 5.

June 20, 2019

Congress core panel dissolved after poll rout, Rahul Gandhi to remain President

The members of the core committee had met informally to discuss the coming Assembly elections in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.

June 13, 2019

‘Will find out’, warns Priyanka Gandhi as she pulls up UP Congress workers over poll drub

Priyanka Gandhi had accompanied Sonia Gandhi for a thanksgiving visit to Raebareli, the only constituency that the Congress won in Uttar Pradesh in last month's national election.

June 13, 2019

Ex-minister, Olympian Aslam Sher Khan offers to replace Rahul Gandhi as Congress chief

The party had earlier considered a proposal for three working presidents, one each from the north, south and eastern India, and perhaps a fourth from western India.

June 8, 2019

‘Sulking’ Sidhu skips Punjab Cabinet meet amid rift with Amarinder Singh

Amarinder Singh blamed Sidhu’s inept handling of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the poor performance of the Congress in the urban areas.

June 6, 2019