Haqiqat Kya Hai: Rahul will leave Amethi also... will not contest Rae Bareli either!
Hakikat Kya Hai | April 30, 2024 21:32 ISTHaqiqat Kya Hai: Rahul will leave Amethi also... will not contest Rae Bareli either!
Haqiqat Kya Hai: Rahul will leave Amethi also... will not contest Rae Bareli either!
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Meanwhile, Congress has yet to field a candidate for this constituency. Earlier, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the names of party candidates for the prestigious Amethi and Rae Bareli seats in Uttar Pradesh will be announced in a 'few days'.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: This is the ninth list of candidates released by the Mayawati-led party. With this, the party has declared its candidates for 71 seats out of total 80 parliamentary seats in the state. Voting will be held in all seven phases for a total of 80 seats in UP.
The sources said the decision on whether Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi or not will be taken in a day or two. Th development comes amid a buzz that Rahul Gandhi could be fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat.
Incumbent MP and BJP leader Smriti Irani has recently challenged Rahul Gandhi to contest solo from the Uttar Pradesh's Amethi seat in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. She had earlier defeated the Congress leader from Amethi by a margin of 55,120 votes in 2019.
BJP's Smriti Irani is the incumbent MP from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi while Sonia Gandhi from Raebareli. However, the Congress patriarch has already moved to Rajya Sabha. In such a scenario, the 'Grand Old Party' will definitely put its best bet forward to maintain dominance in Raebareli.
Chunav Flashback: Throughout his tenure, Rajiv Gandhi proved to be an indomitable force in the electoral arena, maintaining a stronghold over Amethi constituency. A day after election in Amethi in 1991, during an election rally in Tamil Nadu, Rajiv Gandhi fell victim to an LTTE suicide bomber.
The two high-profile constituencies were long considered the bastions of the Gandhi family. The Congress Uttar Pradesh in-charge has said the names would be announced at the "right time".
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi’s husband Robert Vadra has expressed his desire to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Amethi seat in Uttar Pradesh. But the problem is that Vadra does not have a big say in the Gandhi family to the extent that he would be given a ticket if he desires so.
In an exclusive interview with India TV, Robert Vadra hinted at contesting elections. Vadra said that the people of Muradabad want him to represent them, but he has been active in Amethi, Rae Bareli, Jagdishpur, and Sultanpur since 1999.
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The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is slated to meet today to discuss the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls that are scheduled to be held in seven phases beginning from April 19.
Smriti Irani who won the 2019 Lok Sabha polls defeating leader Rahul Gandhi had repeatedly challenged the Congress leader to contest from Amethi without allying with Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati.
Lok Sabha elections: Amethi could witness another intriguing contest if Rahul Gandhi contests against Union Minister and BJP MP Smriti Irani once again. In the 2019 general elections, Irani defeated Rahul in his stronghold by 55,120 votes.
Amethi Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi from the Amethi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. This was the saffron party's second victory from the seat after 1998.
BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani currently represents Uttar Pradesh's Amethi seat. She defeated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 polls. The Congress' scion had fought from two seats -- Amethi and Wayanad in Kerala.
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