Bharat Jodo Yatra

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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Rahul Gandhi during a meeting of the party's general secretaries/ in-charges, Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) presidents and Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leaders, at AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Rahul yatra renamed as Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

The yatra will start from Imphal in Manipur on January 14 and end in Mumbai

05 Jan 2024 1:59 AM

Congress President Mallikarjun with party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Ambika Soni during the ‘Congress Working Committee Meeting’, at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)

Congress mulling Bharat Jodo Yatra-2.0

Mallikarjun Kharge addressed party leaders, saying the Congress is committed to avoid past mistakes

22 Dec 2023 12:24 AM

The Congress must feel that it is better placed now after a democratic CWC exercise, the holding of a rally to stress its pubic support in a state that used to be a bellwether of national politics and its understanding of the role it is to play in INDIA bloc and, for that matter, in India. (Image:R. Pavan)

AA Edit | Congress gets more purposeful

The party’s voice in pointing out the fault lines in national governance — inflation, jobs, horrific clashes in Manipur

18 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

Mr Kumar was very particular, and reportedly told all the parties, and in particular emphasised it to the Congress Party, that he wanted only heads of the parties to be in attendance. (ANI)

AA Edit | Patna meet delay to hurt Opposition

If Nitish cannot make a small compromise even on the format of the meeting, neither is the Cong keen to go out of its way to please him

07 Jun 2023 12:05 AM

(L-R) Dy Chief Minister of Karnataka DK ShivaKumar, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. (Photo: PTI)

Aakar Patel | Why the Congress won in K'taka, and the BJP held on to its vote share

There are two things the Congress itself says were important. The five schemes they promised and the Bharat Jodo Yatra

23 May 2023 12:00 AM

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Shobhaa De | Karnataka: Maine Pyaar Kiya! The ‘G-Factor’ wins big…

Rahul Gandhi’s ambitious Bharat Jodo Yatra played a big role in spreading positivity in an ocean of hate and suspicion

20 May 2023 12:00 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Saeeq Naqvi | Cong can’t claim Opp. leadership; 2024 results will decide ‘endgame’

The BJP has set the bar of communalism so high, armed with Hindutva, that all parties must keep a steady gaze on the Hindu vote & cajole it

10 Apr 2023 12:03 AM

Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, speaks during a meeting as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu. (File Photo/AP)

AA Edit | Action on Rahul unites Opp., as people remain indifferent

Mr Gandhi and his series of misfortunes might actually be a blessing in disguise

29 Mar 2023 12:14 AM

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | It’s not just about Rahul: The stakes are far bigger

So far, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress have called a spade a spade, and this trait must be retained

28 Mar 2023 12:00 AM

India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, speaks during a meeting as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu on Monday, Jan.23, 2023. (File Photo:AP)

AA Edit | After conviction, LS ouster: Can Rahul reinvent himself?

The NDA government has of late been exceptionally alacritous when it comes to the spoken word of Mr Gandhi

25 Mar 2023 12:18 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Chhattisgarh state President Mohan Markam and other party leaders during the 85th plenary session, in Raipur, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Anand K. Sahay | What Congress must do if it is to lead Opp. front

It is not so much the unity of parties as the unity of various forces in society that will eventually matter

02 Mar 2023 12:00 AM

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi speaks during the 85th Plenary Session of the Indian National Congress, in Raipur, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Sonia signals her ‘innings’ over soon: End of an era

Although her health is a concern, it is hard to see Mrs Gandhi fading into the sunset

01 Mar 2023 12:10 AM

It is a position kept vacant for the Congress but it will have to fight a patient and careful battle before it gets to occupy it. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | It’ll take more than Cong to form a front against BJP

The Congress and its elected president must, hence, abandon the thought that they are the natural leaders of an anti-BJP front.

24 Feb 2023 12:05 AM

File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing the closing ceremony of Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Sher-i-Kashmir cricket stadium in Srinagar. (PTI Photo)

Anita Katyal | Rahul shave made into a hairy affair; time for Cabinet reshuffle?

The trip to Varanasi had to be called off due to unforeseen circumstances. So the beard stays for now, till an auspicious muhurat is found

19 Feb 2023 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi replies to the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi listens to him in the Lok Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Anand K. Sahay | Ideological conflicts set to intensify in run-up to 2024

Politics is at the bitterest it has been in a long time

18 Feb 2023 12:44 AM

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | A new narrative for India’s future: Can Rahul script it?

The respect and deference accorded to him stresses that the importance lies in the position, not the person

15 Feb 2023 12:05 AM

Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | Kharge’s strategy: How the Congress can corner Modi

If the parliamentary performance is any indication, the combination of Rahul and Kharge is effective in making Mr Modi and the BJP uneasy

14 Feb 2023 12:00 AM

India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, speaks during a meeting as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu on Monday, Jan.23, 2023. (Photo:AP)

Sunil Gatade | After the Yatra: Will it lead to Rahul’s transformation?

The more a leader goes to the people, the more he connects better, and understands better

04 Feb 2023 12:45 AM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with JKNC vice president Omar Abdullah during the closing ceremony of Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Sher-i-Kashmir cricket stadium in Srinagar. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Rahul grew in stature, Congress in confidence

Now, the party and leader can only hope the invisible hand of god guides them further to their ultimate goals.

31 Jan 2023 12:47 AM

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during the flag hoisting ceremony at party office in Srinagar, Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Amid snowfall, Congress holds rally to mark culmination of Bharat Jodo Yatra

The Congress rally was held at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium amid tight security and heavy snowfall

30 Jan 2023 11:13 AM

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