The reaction came just after the poll panel withdrew the show cause notice to the newly-anointed Congress President for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct
Rahul is taking over as President of our party at a time when there are certain disturbing trends visible in our politics: Manmohan Singh
Rahul takes over as poll of exit polls predicts Congress defeat in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
Rahul Gandhi has been at constant loggerheads with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The 47-year-old Rahul Gandhi scion's formal takeover comes two days before the counting of votes for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections
They (BJP) are not scared of Rahul Gandhi, they are scared of the voice of the people of Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated his political bete noire and wished him a fruitful tenure
Succession among Mughals was determined through merit, unlike the uncontested, single-nomination election of Rahul Gandhi
'It is a classic case of people living in glass houses (throwing stones at others),' Tharoor said
Among the proposers of 89 nominations - all in support of Gandhi - was former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Earlier in the day, Rahul filed his nomination papers for the post of party chief at the AICC headquarters here
He also said that Congress President Sonia Gandhi has served the party for over 19 years
Rahul Gandhi files nomination for Congress Prez's post, Sonia, Manmohan to propose
Modi endorsed Poonawalla's allegations and called out the rival party for the lack of 'internal democracy' within
One of the most important political forces in the world's most populous democracy will always be run by one family. And only that family has the power to divest itself of that responsibility
Rahul Gandhi is playing to the BJP's Hindutva strengths. It's a blunder his dad too committed, and the party's never recovered
He was campaigning here in the Patidar-dominated Amreli district, on the second day of his two-day tour of Gujarat.
New Delhi, November 29On a day that crackled with political barbs and allegations between the two principal rivals in poll bound Gujarat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged the Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was not a Hindu. The Congress rubbished the allegation and accused BJP of indulging in gutter politics.The Congress leader started his two-day election campaign in Gujarat by visiting the Somnath Temple. The BJP termed Rahul Gandhi's visits to various temples in the state, including Somnath, a charade.The BJP social media team circulated photographs of the visitor's register at the Somnath Temple to claim that Rahul Gandhi, along with Congress leader Ahmed Patel, had signed in the temple's visitor's book kept for "non-Hindus". The Congress responded by accusing BJP of forgery. It said the Congress Vice President wasn't just a Hindu, but a 'janeu-dhari' Hindu, somebody who wears the sacred thread. It also circulated photocopies of the temple visitor's book where Rahul ..
Gandhi has charged state and central governments of doing little for the poor people in Gujarat
This is not the first time that the Congress has questioned the state's model of development.