Rahul Gandhi has become one of the most powerful politicians of India. Here is more about him: 
- Rahul Gandhi was born on 19th June 1970.
- He is the son of Sonia Gandhi & Rajiv Gandhi; Grandson of Indira Gandhi & Jawaharlal Nehru
- As a child, Rahul Gandhi had to change numerous schools because of the constant threats around him. He used a pseudonym – Raul Vinci.
- He completed his schooling from Dehradun and New Delhi, his Bachelor degree from Stephen College, New Delhi and then moved to Harvard University to pursue additional studies.
- After his father’s assassination, he returned to India and completed his studies in Rollin’s College
- Politics wasn’t his first choice. Before joining his family in politics, he had established his career by opening his outsourcing firm in Mumbai by the name Backops Services Private Ltd.
- Before which he worked with management consulting firm namely Monitor Group in London.
- Rahul Gandhi joined Indian politics 14 years ago in the year 2004 while declaring his participation in the Lok Sabha elections from his father’s constituency, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
- Rahul Gandhi was arrested in 2011 Uttar Pradesh police in Bhatta Parsaul town while he was campaigning with the farmers fighting for the right full amount of money for their lands.
- He is popularly known as the farmer’s leader.
- After the disastrous outcome of 2014 and 2019 general elections, Rahul Gandhi offered to step down and resign from his posts, both times. But the party workers didn’t assent to it, and so he continues.
- He is president of the Indian Nation Congress since 2017.
- Rahul Gandhi contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from two constituencies, Amethi, UP and Wayanad, Kerala. He led the election campaign of the Indian National Congress party.
- Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad seat in the 2019 general elections. However, he lost his existing seat of Amethi to BJP’s Smriti Irani by a margin of 55,120 votes.
