Rae Bareli. Congress General Secretary Sachin Pilot on Tuesday claimed that Rahul Gandhi contesting elections from Rae Bareli is going to boost the morale of ‘India’ alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is going to face a big setback in Uttar Pradesh. Pilot also said in an interview to PTI that Rahul Gandhi will win here by a record margin, which will be the biggest margin till date.
Dinesh Pratap Singh is contesting from BJP in Rae Bareli against former Congress President Rahul Gandhi. Pilot said that Amethi and Rae Bareli are two different types of Lok Sabha seats where the voters are completely pro-Congress and it does not matter who the BJP fields.
He said, “Rahul Gandhi contesting from Rae Bareli is not only helping the party, but it is also helping the ‘India’ alliance. Uttar Pradesh is the largest state and BJP will be on the backfoot here because last time they got a big majority.” The Congress leader said that Rahul Gandhi contesting elections from here will bring the change that people want to see.
BJP has made Dinesh Singh the candidate from Rae Bareli, while Union Minister Smriti Irani is once again in the fray from Amethi. At the same time, Rahul Gandhi is contesting Lok Sabha elections from Rae Bareli for the first time. He was a Lok Sabha member from Amethi from 2004 to 2019. Presently he is an MP from Wayanad, Kerala. Voting is to be held in Amethi and Rae Bareli on 20th May.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 14, 2024, 22:26 IST