Congress will expose this secret today on Friday, 3rd May. Rahul is not going to contest elections from Amethi at present. One of his close associates can be fielded from Amethi.
New Delhi. With the announcement of Lok Sabha elections, speculations are being made that Rahul Gandhi will contest from UP. Congress will expose this secret today, Friday, May 3. Before this, a big leader of the Congress Party has revealed from which Lok Sabha seat of UP Rahul Gandhi will contest the elections. He has also made it clear that Rahul is not going to contest elections from Amethi at present.
Sources say that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Rae Bareli seat while one of his close ones can be fielded from Amethi. Sonia Gandhi represented Rae Bareli constituency from 2004 to 2024. However, she has now been elected to the Rajya Sabha. Rae Bareli has been the traditional constituency of Rahul Gandhi’s mother Sonia Gandhi.
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Both the seats are not disclosed yet
Amethi and Rae Bareli are considered the traditional areas of the Gandhi-Nehru family, as members of this family have represented both these seats for many decades. However, the Congress Party has not yet formally announced its candidates for these two constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.
Rahul Gandhi will contest from Rae Bareli seat
When asked in this regard, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh only said that the last date for filing nomination papers is till 3 pm on May 3. Sources said that the Congress Party has started preparations to file nomination papers on these two seats of Uttar Pradesh. Rahul Gandhi is expected to contest elections from Rae Bareli.
Amethi will also be revealed
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday declared Dinesh Pratap Singh as its candidate from Rae Bareli. He lost to Sonia Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Sources said that Kishori Lal, close to the Gandhi family, is expected to contest the elections from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi lost the election on this seat to BJP’s Smriti Irani in 2019.
Sonia Gandhi will also be present
Sources said that if Rahul Gandhi is fielded, senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi can also be present at the time of filing nomination papers on Friday. The grandson of Indira Gandhi’s close relative and former Congress leader Sheela Kaul has been kept ready as an alternative candidate. Those close to the Gandhi family have already prepared nomination papers for Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. However, the party has not yet made any formal announcement on the candidature. Sources said that Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge have discussed his nomination. Late Thursday evening, posters and banners of Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav were also brought to the Congress office in Gauriganj, Amethi. BJP candidate from Amethi, Smriti Irani has already filed her nomination papers.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 3, 2024, 03:22 IST