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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.

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Arrive in Rae Bareli to Strategise For 2022 UP Assembly Elections
India.com News Desk | June 12, 2019 3:59 PM IST
Lucknow: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Vadra arrived in Rae B...
Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Arrive in Rae Bareli to Strategise For 2022 UP Assembly Elections
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Sonia Gandhi Condoles Girish Karnad's Death, Says he Fought For Freedom of Expression
India.com News Desk | June 11, 2019 10:21 PM IST
Many have been paying their homage to multilingual scholar-actor Girish Karnad who passed away on Mo...
Sonia Gandhi Condoles Girish Karnad's Death, Says he Fought For Freedom of Expression
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Mom to Thank Voters, Daughter to Take Stock: Sonia, Priyanka to Visit Rae Bareli on Wednesday
India.com News Desk | June 11, 2019 10:21 PM IST
Lucknow: Both UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Vadra would be on...
Mom to Thank Voters, Daughter to Take Stock: Sonia, Priyanka to Visit Rae Bareli on Wednesday
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2019-06-11T11:21:02+00:00
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Will Not Stake Claim on Leader of Opposition, Says Congress as Rahul Vows to Work Like Pride of Lions
India.com News Desk | June 1, 2019 2:47 PM IST
New Delhi: Senior Congress party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday addressed a press ...
Will Not Stake Claim on Leader of Opposition, Says Congress as Rahul Vows to Work Like Pride of Lions
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Sonia Gandhi Elected Leader of CPP at Parliamentary Meet; Rahul Says Congress Will Fight to Defend Constitution of India
India.com News Desk | June 1, 2019 12:10 PM IST
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi was elected leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) for fourth cons...
Sonia Gandhi Elected Leader of CPP at Parliamentary Meet; Rahul Says Congress Will Fight to Defend Constituti
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Sonia or Rahul? Congress MPs to Elect CPP Leader Today
India.com News Desk | June 1, 2019 6:37 AM IST
New Delhi: After the constitution of the 17th Lok Sabha, newly-elected Congress parliamentarians wil...
Sonia or Rahul? Congress MPs to Elect CPP Leader Today
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PM Narendra Modi, His Council of Ministers to Take Oath Today; Rashtrapati Bhavan Decked up For Ceremony
India.com News Desk | May 30, 2019 12:06 AM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers will be administered the ...
PM Narendra Modi, His Council of Ministers to Take Oath Today; Rashtrapati Bhavan Decked up For Ceremony
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2019-05-29T13:06:51+00:00
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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi And Ghulam Nabi Azad to Attend Narendra Modi's Oath-taking Ceremony
India.com News Desk | May 29, 2019 6:51 PM IST
New Delhi: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and party leader Ghulam Nab...
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi And Ghulam Nabi Azad to Attend Narendra Modi's Oath-taking Ceremony
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2019-05-29T07:51:56+00:00
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Senior Congress Members Pay Tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on His Death Anniversary
India.com News Desk | May 27, 2019 9:10 AM IST
New Delhi: A number of Congress leaders, including United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Son...
Senior Congress Members Pay Tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on His Death Anniversary
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Sonia Gandhi Writes Emotional Letter to Rae Bareli Electorate, Thanking Them For Her Win
India.com News Desk | May 27, 2019 6:07 AM IST
New Delhi: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who won the Lok Sabha elections from her constituency of Ra...
Sonia Gandhi Writes Emotional Letter to Rae Bareli Electorate, Thanking Them For Her Win
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2019-05-26T19:07:41+00:00
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Varanasi Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: PM Modi Aims For Comeback
India.com News Desk | May 23, 2019 11:19 AM IST
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi was never unsure about winning from Varanasi again. Early trends have re...
Varanasi Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: PM Modi Aims For Comeback
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2019-05-23T00:19:56+00:00
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Bhopal Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: Congress’ Digvijaya Singh up against Terror Accused Pragya Singh Thakur
India.com News Desk | May 23, 2019 10:49 AM IST
Bhopal: As per early trends, BJP's Sadhvi Pragya Thakur is leading against Congress' Digvijaya Singh...
Bhopal Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: Congress’ Digvijaya Singh up against Terror Accused Pragya Singh Tha
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East Delhi Lok Sabha Seat Result: Three-Way Battle Between Gautam Gambhir, Atishi Marlena, Arvinder Singh Lovely
India.com News Desk | May 23, 2019 9:19 AM IST
New Delhi: The counting of the votes for East Delhi Lok Sabha Seat Elections 2019 has begun. (Stay t...
East Delhi Lok Sabha Seat Result: Three-Way Battle Between Gautam Gambhir, Atishi Marlena, Arvinder Singh Lov
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2019-05-22T22:19:23+00:00
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New Delhi Lok Sabha Seat Result: Meenakshi Lekhi Likely to Emerge Winner Against Ajay Maken, Brijesh Goyal
India.com News Desk | May 23, 2019 9:10 AM IST
New Delhi: The counting of the votes for New Delhi Lok Sabha Elections 2019 has begun. Stay tuned fo...
New Delhi Lok Sabha Seat Result: Meenakshi Lekhi Likely to Emerge Winner Against Ajay Maken, Brijesh Goyal
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2019-05-22T22:10:42+00:00
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Lucknow Lok Sabha Seat Result 2019: Rajnath Singh Leads in Battle With Poonam Sinha
India.com News Desk | May 23, 2019 9:04 AM IST
Lucknow: The counting of the votes for Lucknow Lok Sabha Seat Elections 2019 has begun. Stay tuned f...
Lucknow Lok Sabha Seat Result 2019: Rajnath Singh Leads in Battle With Poonam Sinha
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2019-05-22T22:04:13+00:00
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: PM Modi Leads in Varanasi, Rahul in Wayanad
India.com News Desk | May 23, 2019 8:32 AM IST
New Delhi: Counting of votes began at 8 AM and early trends showed the BJP+ in lead on 54 seats whil...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: PM Modi Leads in Varanasi, Rahul in Wayanad
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 542 Seats up For Grabs But Spotlight Only on Few
India.com News Desk | May 23, 2019 12:11 AM IST
New Delhi: With counting of votes to begin in a few hours, some seats would be in the limelight for ...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 542 Seats up For Grabs But Spotlight Only on Few
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2019-05-22T13:11:19+00:00
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Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: PM Modi, Rahul And Sonia Pay Tribute; Priyanka Dedicates Poem to Father
India.com News Desk | May 21, 2019 10:11 AM IST
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tribute...
Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: PM Modi, Rahul And Sonia Pay Tribute; Priyanka Dedicates Poem to Father
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TRS, YSRCP May Skip Sonia Gandhi's May 23 Meeting And Wait For Poll Results
IANS | May 17, 2019 12:32 AM IST
Both the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) may skip May 23 meeting conv...
TRS, YSRCP May Skip Sonia Gandhi's May 23 Meeting And Wait For Poll Results
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2019-05-16T13:32:58+00:00
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BJP Demands Sonia, Rahul Apologise For Pitroda's Remark on Anti-Sikh Riots
PTI | May 10, 2019 7:43 PM IST
The BJP on Friday demanded that UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi apo...
BJP Demands Sonia, Rahul Apologise For Pitroda's Remark on Anti-Sikh Riots
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2019-05-10T08:43:21+00:00
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