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She is the longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress, a social democratic political party, which has governed India for most of its post-independence history.
Jun 13, 2024 · Sonia Gandhi, 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 center-left parties. Learn about her life and political career.
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Learn about Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born Indian politician and leader of the Indian National Congress. Find out her age, husband, children, education, career, controversies and more.
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Sep 1, 2022 · Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi lost her most important link with hometown Orbassano in Italy on August 27, 2022 when she lost her mother Paola Maino (98). Sonia was the second daughter of Paola and Stefano who had raised her as their Cenerentola, or Cinderella.
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May 16, 2014 · Sonia Gandhi, the president of India's ruling Congress party and head of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, was arguably the most powerful woman in India before the party's poll defeat.
Feb 25, 2023 · How did Sonia Gandhi, who had repeatedly insisted she would not join politics and had even pleaded with her husband Rajiv Gandhi to not do so, end up spending her life as the power centre of the Congress?
Aug 5, 2011 · Italian-born Sonia Gandhi is the current torchbearer of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. The dynasty has dominated the Congress party which has governed India for most of the years since...