Rahul Gandhi is a Congress leader. He was the president of the party from 2013 to 2019. Rahul Gandhi took the responsibility for the party's miserable performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha election and resigned from the post. Rahul Gandhi lost family bastion Amethi to BJP's Smriti Irani in 2019 which he had won in 2004. Born on June 19, 1970, Rahul Gandhi made entry into electoral politics in 2004 - 13 years after the assassination of his father, Rajiv Gandhi. In 2022, Rahul Gandhi embarked on a 3,500 km yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
Security personnel detain Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during a sit-in protest near the Prime Minister's residence over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination.
Delhi police detained LOP Rahul Gandhi with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Akhilesh Yadav and others during protest demanding resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, near the PM house in New Delhi on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
Delhi police detained Rahul Gandhi along with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Akhilesh Yadav and others during their protest near the PM house, demanding resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Rahul Gandhi talks with Jitendra Singh, Minister of State, PMO, during a sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence, demanding accountability for police action against students, in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2026.