Indian National Congress

Congress veteran leader Ahmed Patel passed away due to COVID-19 related ailments in the early hours of November 25, informed his son Faisal Patel. The 71-year-old was a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat. Senior political leaders, including PM Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh have expressed their condolences for Patel's demise. Sonia said, "I have lost an irreplaceable comrade, a faithful colleague and a friend."

The Election Commission on October 30 cancelled the "star campaigner" status of Congress leader and Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath. Announcing the decision, the commission said that the veteran leader has violated the "model code of conduct" several times while campaigning. Without the status, Nath's election expenses will… read-more

To attract votes in the Jharkhand by-elections, Congress has decided to bring in Sachin Pilot and Bhupesh Singh Baghel as star campaigners. The congress committee on October 23, released a list of star campaigners which also included names of Umang Singhar and RPN Singh, former Union Minister. State's Congress spokesperson Lal Kishorenath Shadeo said that the rallies will increase after Durga Pooja and the party plans to conduct virtual… read-more

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been denied to land his helicopter on October 23 in Bihar's Purnia district, where he was expected to hold a political rally. Reportedly, the airport authorities have cited "construction issues" for the denial. However, Congress MLC Prem Chandra Mishra called the move as "politically motivated". Earlier, Rahul was scheduled to address three political rallies on October 23 in the state, but now Purnia's rally… read-more

According to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms, national political parties have received a corporate donation of Rs 2818.05 crore in a span of seven years (from 2012-2019). The report revealed, 82% of the donations i.e. Rs 2319.48 was received by the BJP while Congress and NCP bagged Rs 376.02 crore and Rs 69.81 crore respectively. Alarmingly, 319 donations that estimated to Rs 31.42 crore were not documented properly.