{"id":6690,"date":"2025-08-20T20:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/uncommon-handshake-rahul-gandhi-congratulates-rajiv-rudy-for-constitution-club-win-video-india-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T20:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:04:18","slug":"uncommon-handshake-rahul-gandhi-congratulates-rajiv-rudy-for-constitution-club-win-video-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/uncommon-handshake-rahul-gandhi-congratulates-rajiv-rudy-for-constitution-club-win-video-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Uncommon Handshake\u2026\u2019: Rahul Gandhi Congratulates Rajiv Rudy For Constitution Club Win | Video | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9517785\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">August 20, 2025, 21:42 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9517785\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-1643613680 asubttl-schema\">Congress MP Rahul Gandhi congratulated BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy on winning a key post in the Constitution Club of India.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c flwonstk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin:0 12px 0 0\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/gogole-serarch-btn.svg\" width=\"94px\" height=\"30px\" style=\"vertical-align:top\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-f62078ffd315d67c lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-1643613680 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy thanked Rahul Gandhi after the Congress leader congratulated him (X)\" title=\"BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy thanked Rahul Gandhi after the Congress leader congratulated him (X)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-1643613680\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy thanked Rahul Gandhi after the Congress leader congratulated him (X)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">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.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">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, \u201cAn uncommon handshake between BJP. Congratulations, by the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Rudy responded with a \u201cthanks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#WATCH<\/a> | \u201cAn uncommon handshake between BJP. Congratulations, by the way,&#8221; 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ppH5EN11a0\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ppH5EN11a0<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1958044547419680953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">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 &amp; Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill and The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">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.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">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.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Rudy, who has been at the helm of the club for over two decades now, received 391 votes against Balyan\u2019s 291 votes. The club has 1200 members, of which 707 members cast their votes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">The elections drew participation from marquee members, including home minister Amit Shah from the BJP and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-421898aac7df12606d3395094d8b8840.png?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/shobhit-gupta-28018.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Shobhit Gupta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. 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