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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi congratulated BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy on winning a key post in the Constitution Club of India.
BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy thanked Rahul Gandhi after the Congress leader congratulated him (X)
In an uncommon moment, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday shook hands with BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy and congratulated him on winning the election for a key post in the Constitution Club of India.
He was speaking to the reporters outside the Parliament when he spotted the BJP MP, and he approached and greeted him. The Wayanad MP shook hands with the BJP MP and said, “An uncommon handshake between BJP. Congratulations, by the way.”
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Rudy responded with a “thanks”.
#WATCH | “An uncommon handshake between BJP. Congratulations, by the way,” says Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as he meets BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy and congratulates him on winning the Constitution Club of India election pic.twitter.com/ppH5EN11a0— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2025
The handshake came on a day when chaos unfolded in the Lok Sabha, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabling three Bills. These include the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill and The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill.
A five-time MP from Bihar, Rudy registered a victory in the Constitution Club election for the secretary (administration) post last week. Rudy defeated fellow BJP leader and former Union minister Sanjeev Balyan to secure the post.
Rudy, a commercial pilot, is a suave and polished leader who is at home with social elites, mixing his urbane personality effortlessly with his background as a savvy parliamentarian who has got the better of the likes of Rabri Devi and her daughter Rohini Acharya in Lok Sabha elections from Saran.
Rudy, who has been at the helm of the club for over two decades now, received 391 votes against Balyan’s 291 votes. The club has 1200 members, of which 707 members cast their votes.
The elections drew participation from marquee members, including home minister Amit Shah from the BJP and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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