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Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi was born as Edvige Antonia Albina Maino. She is an Italian Born Indian politician and is currently the President of the Indian National Congress party, which is one of the oldest and most powerful parties in Indian politics. Sonia Gandhi was born in Italy and is the widow of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. She belongs to the third generation of the Nehru-Gandhi family. After the assassination of her husband Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, she was invited to take over the government but despite constant prodding from the party members, Sonia Gandhi refused and publicly stayed away from politics. However she agreed to join politics in 1997 and in 1998 she was elected as the President of Congress party. Sonia Gandhi has served as the Chairperson of the then ruling United Progressive Alliance in 2004 in Loksabha. She was re elected as the President for the fourth time in September 2010 making her the longest serving president in the 125 year history of the Congress party. Sonia Gandhi is the first since Independence and fifth overall foreign born person to be a leader in the Congress party. Sonia's foreign origin has been a part of controversy in Indian politics and soon after she became the president of the Congress party in 1998, three Congress party senior leaders Sharad Pawar, P A Sangma and Tariq Anwar challenged her right to try to become the Prime Minister because of her foreign origin. Sonia Gandhi offered to resign but there was a huge support within the party for Sonia Gandhi which led to the expulsion of the three rebels who then formed their own party called the Nationalist Congress Party.Sonia Gandhi was born on 9 December 1946 in Contrada Miani, Lusiana and she belonged to a Roman Catholic family with her parents Stefano Miano and Paola Miano. She lived in the village which is approximately 30 kms from Vicenza, Veneto in Italy where the Mianos have lived for generations. She studied in a Catholic school in Orbassano and then in 1964 went to the city of Cambridge to study English in a school under Bell Education Trust. Sonia Gandhi met Rajiv Gandhi at Varsity Restaurant in 1965 where she used to work whereas Rajiv Gandhi was studying at the Trinity College, Cambridge University at that time. Sonia and Rajiv got married in 1968 in a Hindu ceremony and then they moved and lived into the house of her mother-in-law and the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi has two children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Rajiv Gandhi worked as an airline pilot and Sonia took care of the family. Despite being a member of the Nehru family, the couple avoided all involvement in politics. Rajiv actually entered politics after the death of his brother Sanjay Gandhi in a plane crash in 1980. Sonia Gandhi became a primary member of the Congress party in 1997 and later became the President in 1998. In the Loksabha elections of 1999, she contested in two seats one from Bellary, Karnataka and another from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. She won both the seats and then chose to be a representative of Amethi where she had defeated BJP leader Sushma Swaraj. She was elected as the Leader of Opposition in 1999 and also called a no-confidence motion against NDA government in 2003.In 2004 Sonia Gandhi launched a nationwide campaign against the NDA government and following the unexpected defeat of the NDA she was expected to be the next Prime Minister of the country. However due to opposition from the NDA as well as legal issues Sonia Gandhi chose Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister of the country. In 2013, she became the first Congress President to serve for 15 years continuously. In 2014 she contested and held her seat in Rae Bareli. Forbes powerful list ranked Sonia Gandhi 21st overall and 3rd most powerful woman in 2007. New Statesman listed Sonia Gandhi at number 29 in their annual survey of World's 50 Most Influential Figures in the year 2010.

Big Family Show: Sonia, Rahul And Priyanka Gandhi to Visit Amethi, Raebareli Today
India.com News Desk | April 22, 2019 6:46 AM IST
New Delhi: In a bid to regain both the prestigious parliamentary seats once again, UPA chairperson S...
Big Family Show: Sonia, Rahul And Priyanka Gandhi to Visit Amethi, Raebareli Today
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MB Patil Wrote to Sonia on Lingayat Issue & Congress' Plan to Thwart BJP Rule in Karnataka: Yeddyurappa
India.com News Desk | April 20, 2019 10:42 AM IST
New Delhi: BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Saturday reportedly said...
MB Patil Wrote to Sonia on Lingayat Issue & Congress' Plan to Thwart BJP Rule in Karnataka: Yeddyurappa
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2019-04-19T23:42:38+00:00
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Priyanka Gandhi Likely to Contest Against PM Narendra Modi From Varanasi Lok Sabha Seat: Sources
India.com News Desk | April 13, 2019 5:02 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East Priyanka Gandhi Vadra might be pitted a...
Priyanka Gandhi Likely to Contest Against PM Narendra Modi From Varanasi Lok Sabha Seat: Sources
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Sonia Files Nomination Papers From Rae Bareli, Seeks Re-election For Fifth Time
India.com News Desk | April 11, 2019 5:14 PM IST
Rae Bareli: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination papers for Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat o...
Sonia Files Nomination Papers From Rae Bareli, Seeks Re-election For Fifth Time
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Don’t Forget 2004, Vajpayee ji Was Invincible But we Won, Says Sonia on Whether PM Can't be Defeated
India.com News Desk | April 11, 2019 2:34 PM IST
Rae Bareli: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi does not think that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is invinci...
Don’t Forget 2004, Vajpayee ji Was Invincible But we Won, Says Sonia on Whether PM Can't be Defeated
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2019-04-11T03:34:07+00:00
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Sonia Gandhi to File Nomination For Lok Sabha Elections 2019 From Rae Bareli, Hold 700-metre Roadshow
India.com News Desk | April 11, 2019 7:24 AM IST
Rae Bareli: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to file her nomination papers for the Rae Bare...
Sonia Gandhi to File Nomination For Lok Sabha Elections 2019 From Rae Bareli, Hold 700-metre Roadshow
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2019-04-10T20:24:01+00:00
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Sonia Gandhi to File Nomination From Rae Bareli, Smriti Irani from Amethi
India.com News Desk | April 10, 2019 10:21 PM IST
New Delhi: UPA chairperson and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination papers for the ...
Sonia Gandhi to File Nomination From Rae Bareli, Smriti Irani from Amethi
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2019-04-10T11:21:10+00:00
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Sonia Gandhi to File Nomination Papers From Rae Bareli on April 11
PTI | April 10, 2019 9:39 PM IST
UPA chairperson and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination papers for the Rae Bareli ...
Sonia Gandhi to File Nomination Papers From Rae Bareli on April 11
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2019-04-10T10:39:26+00:00
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Sonia Gandhi to File Nomination For Rae Bareli Lok Sabha Seat on April 11
PTI | April 9, 2019 7:39 PM IST
Congress leader and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will file her nomination for the Rae Bareli Lok Sab...
Sonia Gandhi to File Nomination For Rae Bareli Lok Sabha Seat on April 11
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2019-04-09T08:39:54+00:00
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Here to Seek Your Vote, But These Leaders Can't do so For Themselves From Their Constituency
India.com News Desk | April 7, 2019 6:38 PM IST
Lucknow: The Lok Sabha election process has begun, campaigning is on in full swing and all parties h...
Here to Seek Your Vote, But These Leaders Can't do so For Themselves From Their Constituency
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2019-04-07T07:38:45+00:00
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Robert Vadra to Campaign For Congress 'All Over India'; Arun Jaitley Takes Jibe
India.com News Desk | April 7, 2019 5:28 PM IST
New Delhi: Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress general secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh (east...
Robert Vadra to Campaign For Congress 'All Over India'; Arun Jaitley Takes Jibe
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2019-04-07T06:28:12+00:00
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Rahul Gandhi to File Nomination From Amethi on April 10, Sonia From Raebareli on April 11
India.com News Desk | April 5, 2019 12:05 PM IST
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination papers from Amethi Lok Sabha con...
Rahul Gandhi to File Nomination From Amethi on April 10, Sonia From Raebareli on April 11
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2019-04-05T01:05:20+00:00
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Okay With Text of Cong Manifesto, Sonia Not Too Keen on Its Cover
India.com News Desk | April 3, 2019 3:14 PM IST
New Delhi: The Congress manifesto was released a day ago. While the party spoke in one voice enumera...
Okay With Text of Cong Manifesto, Sonia Not Too Keen on Its Cover
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2019-04-03T04:14:46+00:00
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Says 'Will Contest Lok Sabha Elections Only if Congress Wants'; Asks Party Workers to Start Preparations For 2022
India.com News Desk | March 28, 2019 6:43 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress general secretary of Uttar Pradesh East, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that she wil...
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Says 'Will Contest Lok Sabha Elections Only if Congress Wants'; Asks Party Workers to S
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PM Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi to Hold Campaigns in Tripura For Lok Sabha Polls
IANS | March 26, 2019 10:22 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chair...
PM Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi to Hold Campaigns in Tripura For Lok Sabha Polls
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2019-03-26T11:22:47+00:00
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Congress to Hold CWC Meet at 11 AM to Give Final Shape to Manifesto For Lok Sabha Elections 2019
India.com News Desk | March 25, 2019 6:47 AM IST
New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha Eletions 2019, the Congress party is expected to hold its Central ...
Congress to Hold CWC Meet at 11 AM to Give Final Shape to Manifesto For Lok Sabha Elections 2019
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BJP MLA Surendra Singh Stokes Controversy, Says, 'Jaise Aapke Pitaji ne Sonia ji ko Apna Bana Liya Tha, Aap Bhi Sapna ko Apna Banaye'
India.com News Desk | March 24, 2019 2:41 PM IST
Ballia: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, Surendra Singh on Sunday passe...
BJP MLA Surendra Singh Stokes Controversy, Says, 'Jaise Aapke Pitaji ne Sonia ji ko Apna Bana Liya Tha, Aap B
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2019-03-24T03:41:14+00:00
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Patidar leader Hardik Patel Joins Congress in Presence of Rahul, Sonia Gandhi
PTI | March 12, 2019 5:38 PM IST
Ahmedabad: Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday joined the Congress in the presenc...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Patidar leader Hardik Patel Joins Congress in Presence of Rahul, Sonia Gandhi
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Congress CWC Meet: Sonia Gandhi Hits Out at PM Modi, Accuses Him of Playing Politics Over Terror Attacks For Electoral Gains
India.com News Desk | March 12, 2019 1:49 PM IST
New Delhi: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Cong...
Congress CWC Meet: Sonia Gandhi Hits Out at PM Modi, Accuses Him of Playing Politics Over Terror Attacks For
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 'Ready to Serve People on Bigger Platform Only After...', Robert Vadra Drops Fresh Hint at Joining Politics
India.com News Desk | March 10, 2019 1:19 PM IST
New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress president...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 'Ready to Serve People on Bigger Platform Only After...', Robert Vadra Drops Fresh
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