The Congress leadership has urged unity among its Kerala leaders as the party gears up for the high-stakes Assembly elections, scheduled to be held before May this year.
Shashi Tharoor's decision to skip a key Congress meet over Kerala election preparedness sparked a buzz that the MP was upset over lack of due respect during Rahul Gandhi's event. However, sources later claimed that he had taken high command's permission to skip the meet.
For decades, Congress treated minority votes as a political constant. That assumption is now under strain. From Bihar's Seemanchal to Mumbai's civic wards, Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM has begun rewriting electoral equations, exposing vulnerabilities in the Congress's long-standing strategy. Read the full analytical report here...
AIMIM's steady rise in Bihar and Maharashtra, coupled with potential alliances in UP, Assam, and Bengal, is forcing Congress to rethink minority outreach, as Owaisi increasingly chips away at regional vote banks.
The Congress has launched a nationwide campaign against the scrapping of MGNREGA, testing its ability to mobilise rural voters and energise cadres ahead of key state elections.
Congress leaders continue to push for greater power-sharing in Tamil Nadu even after the DMK's firm refusal, highlighting ongoing negotiations and evolving political dynamics within the alliance.
The CPI(M) MP, John Brittas, took to the social media platform X and recalled that Gandhi had asserted that while there may be 'tactical contests' among the INDIA bloc partners, all parties remain united against the ideology of the RSS. Referring to Maharashtra's Ambernath tie-up, he alleged that Congress chose political convenience over ideology.
Sonia Gandhi was admitted to the hospital at 10 pm on Monday after pollution and cold in Delhi worsened her bronchial asthma, Dr Ajay Swaroop, Chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital confirmed.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, the first after the Bihar election debacle, will focus on mobilising public support against the 'anti-people' G RAM G law, which replaced the UPA-era MGNREGA.
Following the meeting, the Unnao rape survivor told reporters that both Sonia and Rahul were moved to tears after hearing her plight. She said she requested Rahul Gandhi to help her and her family relocate to a Congress-ruled state, as they feared being murdered and were not confident about their security.
