He is all set to file his nomination …
On Friday, 03 May 2024, the Congress Party decision on Amethi and Raebareli came out with a big turn.
Rahul Gandhi, who was expected from Amethi, has been announced as the party candidate from Raebareli, the seat vacated recently by his mother Sonia Gandhi when she moved to Rajya Sabha.
In Amethi, the family bastion which defected to the BJP five years ago, the Congress was represented by Kishori Lal Sharma, a senior leader of the Gandhi family.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra could not be convinced to contest from Raebareli which she had nursed for over 10 years on her mother's note.
Both candidates will file their papers today as it is the last day for filing nominations for the fifth phase of the election on May 20.
The Congress decision was announced on Friday after weeks of suspense.
There is concern that the seat switch for Rahul Gandhi could play into BJP's hands, given Union minister Smriti Irani's victory in 2019 in Amethi.
The senior BJP leader is all set to defend the seat and has declared that the Congress delay resulted from cold feet, given her imminent victory.
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