New Delhi: A day after Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi discussed the party's poll debacle with party leaders from Uttar Pradesh, the buzz now is how will he revamp the party organisation within the state. Party MLAs have blamed central leaders and their comments for the Congress' poll debacle. But will Rahul Gandhi now restructure the organisation to ensure a different result for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls? Two days...
08:59 AM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: After facing a massive defeat in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections, state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Friday met party president Sonia Gandhi and tendered her resignation, taking the responsibility for the poor show. Speaking to mediapersons after her meeting with the Congress president, Joshi said that Sonia had kept her resignation and would decide in due course on it. Joshi told Sonia that the performance...
12:37 PM, Mar 09, 2012
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi is expected to meet Party President Sonia Gandhi on Friday. Joshi reportedly alleged sabotage to the party from local Congress leaders, after MP Sanjay Singh complained that he was not given a chance to campaign during the Assembly elections. Reports suggest that Sonia is likely to reshuffle the party leadership in UP. ...
07:59 AM, Mar 09, 2012
Lucknow: Infighting in Congress in the wake of its electoral debacle in Uttar Pradesh came out in the open with PCC chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Thursday saying that there should no blame-game when the party is in crisis. She was responding to allegations made by party MP from Sultanpur, Sanjay Singh that neither the party nor several of the candidates from Amethi wanted him to campaign during the polls....
02:31 PM, Mar 08, 2012
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Tuesday backed Rahul Gandhi while shielding him from the criticism that his aggressive campaign failed to result in major gains for the party in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Rita Bahuguna Joshi blamed the party organsitaion and the candidates for the party's poor show in the state where Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party is all set to regain power, routing the Bahujan ...
01:38 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Monday tried to shield Rahul Gandhi, saying that she will take full responsibility if the party does not do well in the Assembly elections. "Party and candidates are responsible for the results, not Rahul Gandhi," she said. Speaking to CNN-IBN, she said, "Rahul Gandhi was just a campaigner. He wasn't involved in ticket distribution, strategising of elections. Full responsibility...
12:32 PM, Mar 05, 2012
Lucknow: After days of gruelling campaigning and with just 24 hours left for the vote counting to begin, political leaders are keeping themselves busy in myriad ways. While some are praying for divine intervention, others are simply relaxing and waiting for the D-day. Senior BJP leader Kalraj Misra was out for a quick power walk when CNN-IBN caught up with him. He said he started the day with a silent...
09:09 AM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: A day after exit polls across channels a majority for the Samajwadi Party, the Congress on Sunday spoke in different voices on the possibility of post-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh. The biggest surprise came from Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma, who said that the BSP would be a better ally than the Samajwadi party for the Congress. He said, "We are going to tie up with BSP rather...
07:40 PM, Mar 04, 2012
New Delhi: A notice has been issued to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and UP Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi for allegedly disrupting educational activities at Shibli College in Azamgarh. Returning officer and Azamgarh DM issued the notice to the two on Saturday. Rahul Gandhi had stayed at the college guest house on the night of January 10. The next day, however, the college became a venue of protest with...
11:48 AM, Jan 14, 2012
Allahabad: Lashing out at Team Anna for its anti-Congress propaganda, UPCC President Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Monday asserted that Anna Hazare's decision to campaign against the party in poll-bound states will not have much impact in Uttar Pradesh. "I wish speedy recovery to Anna Hazare whom we consider an honourable social activist... it may not be out of place to say that Team Anna has lost its sense of direction...
08:52 AM, Jan 03, 2012
Allahabad: Lashing out at Team Anna for its anti-Congress propaganda, UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Monday asserted that Anna Hazare's decision to campaign against the party in poll-bound states will not have much impact in Uttar Pradesh. "I wish speedy recovery to Anna Hazare whom we consider an honourable social activist...it may not be out of place to say that Team Anna has lost its sense of direction and...
05:49 AM, Jan 03, 2012
Congress spokesperson Rita Bahuguna Joshi hits out at the Mayawati government for manhandling IPS officer Devendra Dutt Mishra. ...
11:03 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Team Anna had announced that they will campaign against Congress in UP polls if a strong Lokpal bill not passed. ...
10:37 PM, Oct 19, 2011
Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi said that Rahul Gandhi had been sending research teams to the area to find a solution to encephalitis. ...
10:37 AM, Oct 08, 2011
Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi said the Jan Lokpal Bill has already been referred to the standing committee. ...
03:06 PM, Oct 04, 2011
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