The Lok Sabha _ 2004 elections will go down in history for several firsts. The most prominent among them is Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, declining the post of Prime Minister. This has never happened not only in India but anywhere in the democratic world. What made the sacrifice most poignant and remarkable is the fact for six years she worked tirelessly to defeat the BJP-led NDA Government. In the just concluded Lok Sabha polls, she campaigned spiritedly covering the entire country unmindful of her security and health, mostly going on padayatras. In the process she revitalized the party converting it into an efficient machine capable of fighting for the causes that are sacrosanct to it and to the people of India. Another first was that for the first time the Congress Party formed a coalition, United Progressive Alliance, at the Centre. Smt. Gandhi could successfully bring together almost all the like-minded parties sharing the same ideals as Congress. This too has never happened before. Finally, for the first time an economist, Dr. Manmohan Singh has become the Prime Minister of India. These are enough signs that India is safe in the hands of Congress and Congress in the hearts and minds of people.

CONGRESS IS MY LIFE
Smt. Sonia Gandhi appeals to Congress workers to support her nominee Dr. Manmohan Singh as the leader of the CPP

COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE STRONG STABLE GOVT.
Smt. Sonia Gandi's address to congress parliamentary party

UNION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (UPA GOVT)

PEOPLE'S VERDICT
The resounding victory of Congress is the victory of its principle and it ideological vision, says Dr. Ravni Thakur

LOK SABHA ELECTIONS-2004
Results at a Glance
List of winning candidates

STATE ASSEMBLIES ELECTION RESULTS
List of elected candidates for Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Orissa

INTERVIEW
Congress President, Smt. Sonia gandhi's interview with Shri Vir Singhvi published in Hindustan Times
Response to a questionaire from Hindustan Times by Smt. Sonia Gandhi

FOREIGN POLICY
Senior Congress leader, Shri K. Natwar Singh speaks about party's foreign policy

ECONOMIC VISION
Highlights of the Economic vision of the Congress Party

SECURITY AGENDA
Highlights of Congress Party's Security, Defence and Foreign Policy

BOFORS BOGEY
BJP's futile attempt to politically malign the Congress has failed, says Shri Suresh Pachouri, MP

STATE NEWS
HVC Merges with Congress
MPCC has new team
Condolence
Abrar Ahmed pases away

PHOTOFILE

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