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In 2013, Gandhi became the first person to serve as Congress President for 15 years consecutively. [67] In the same year, Gandhi condemned the Supreme Court judgement supporting Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and backed LGBT rights.
Sonia Gandhi is the longest serving president of the party, having held the office for over twenty years from 1998 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2022. The latest election of president was held on 17 October 2022, [12] in which Mallikarjun Kharge became the new president defeating Shashi Tharoor in the 2022 Indian National Congress presidential ...
No.Year (s) Of PresidencyLeaderPlace Of Conference1December 18852December 18863December 18874December 18885 days ago · Sonia Gandhi (born December 9, 1946, Lusiana, Veneto region, Italy) is an Italian-born Indian politician who was president of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party; 1998–2017, 2019–22) and chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (2004– ), a coalition of centre-left parties.
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- Sonia Gandhi was born in Lusiana, Italy, to an Italian building contractor. She was raised Roman Catholic and had little knowledge of India growing...
- Sonia Gandhi was thrust into politics after the assassination of her husband, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. She became president of the India...
- In 1968 Sonia married Rajiv Gandhi, son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Rajiv later was prime minister (1984–89). After his assassination in 1991,...
The CWC was informed of her decision on May 24, 1999. The next day, a special session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) was called to welcome her back as the party president....
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Nov 19, 2018 · Sonia Gandhi became Congress president in 1998. PM Modi said Congress humiliated Sitaram Kesri to install Sonia as party chief. Kesri was locked in a room when Sonia entered Congress office. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu in May 1991 while campaigning for parliamentary election.
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Sonia Gandhi became president of the Congress within 62 days of joining the party as a primary member. She won the Lok Sabha elections in 1999 from Bellary, Uttar Pradesh, defeating senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj.
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May 29, 2010 · Smt. Sonia Gandhi was the longest serving President of the party, having been elected since 1998. She is also the Chairperson of the Coordinating Committee of the ruling coalition, the United Progressive Alliance. Smt. Gandhi was born on December 9, 1946.
