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Quick Analysis Of BJP's Massive Seats Loss In U.P | Watch
As the counting of votes is underway, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears to be suffering surprising reverses in some Hindi heartland states, including in the politically most crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. Abhishek Singh, Deputy Editor, Mint Explains.
6 Jun 2024Rahul Gandhi Ditches Contest With Smriti Irani, Files Nomination From Raebareli | Details
Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Friday responded to Congress's decision not to field Rahul Gandhi from Amethi, calling it a proclamation of defeat and that the ‘so-called’ family bastion is now bereft of any family member. Irani also said that Rahul Gandhi leaving the Amethi seat was a wakeup call for voters of Wayanad.
6 May 2024Rahul blames local leaders for Amethi defeat, says will not abandon constituency
This was his first visit to Amethi after the loss to Smriti Irani in the recent Lok Sabha electionsDistrict Congress committee member Narendra Mishra said Gandhi appreciated the hard work by party workers
2 min read10 Jul 2019Why Amethi said bye-bye to Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi’s fall from grace in a family bastion holds answers to the Congress’ wider electoral washoutSmriti Irani regularly attended religious congregations in Amethi. Before polling day, local TV channels showed her running around to douse the fire in a crop field
9 min read2 Jun 2019Congress calls Rahul Gandhi’s resignation talks speculative
Congress allies RJD and DMK urged Rahul Gandhi to reconsider his decision to quit from Congress party chief postGandhi offered to resign during the CWC meeting after the party’s poor performance in the general elections
1 min read29 May 2019Rahul Gandhi loses family bastion Amethi, concedes defeat to BJP’s Smriti Irani
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, despite the party’s poor performance, Gandhi had defeated Irani on the seat with a margin of more than 1 lakh votesThe Congress has held the seat since 1967 except in the short-lived 6th and the 12th Lok Sabha
2 min read23 May 2019Smriti Irani to again take on Rahul Gandhi from Amethi
The Congress has earlier announced the candidature of Rahul Gandhi from Amethi in Uttar PradeshThe Lok Sabha elections 2019 will be conducted in seven phases starting from 11 April and will continue till 19 May
1 min read21 Mar 2019Can the voter look beyond the rhetoric of leaders?
Politics has become an affair where warped logic has become a potent weapon
4 min read14 Oct 2018Smriti Irani slams Congress for ‘lack of development' in Amethi
Union minister Smriti Irani says works which the Gandhi family ignored for five decades in Amethi have been done in the four years of Modi government
1 min read14 Apr 2018Rahul Gandhi's Uttar Pradesh visit marred by protests, route changed
Rahul Gandhi was forced to change his route as party workers heckled and clashed with BJP supporters in the Gauriganj area, prompting the police to intervene
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