Congress changed its decision at the last moment! Now Rahul Gandhi will contest elections from this seat, not Amethi

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress has not yet announced its candidates for the high-profile Amethi and Raebarli seats in UP, which were once strongholds of the Gandhi family. Speculations about Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi contesting elections on these two seats have been gaining momentum for a long time. However, Congress has not yet announced the candidates for these seats and the suspense remains. Now meanwhile, information is being received from sources that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi can contest elections from Rae Bareli instead of Amethi.

At the same time, BJP candidate from Amethi and Union Minister Smriti Irani is against Congress. L Sharma can be fielded in the elections. Congress can announce candidates on these two high profile seats of UP this afternoon.

From where will Priyanka Gandhi contest elections?

According to information received from sources, Rahul Gandhi has reconsidered his decision on the advice of former Congress President and his mother Sonia Gandhi. Now it has become clear that Priyanka Gandhi will not contest the Lok Sabha elections from Rae Bareli. However, till now there was speculation that after Sonia Gandhi’s retirement from active politics, Congress may give ticket to Priyanka Gandhi from Rae Bareli.

Rahul Gandhi has been MP from Amethi from 2004 to 2019.

However, this decision is shocking as Rahul Gandhi has been the MP from Amethi from 2004 to 2019. He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Amethi and Wayanad seats in Kerala, but lost to Union Minister Smriti Irani in Amethi. This time Rahul Gandhi has contested the elections from Wayanad.

Voting will be held in Amethi and Rae Bareli on May 20. The nomination process for both the seats will continue till May 3. Smriti Irani has filed her nomination from Amethi seat. Samajwadi Party, which is part of the opposition alliance ‘India’, is contesting the elections along with Congress in Uttar Pradesh. In the alliance, Congress has been given 17 out of 80 seats in UP. Amethi and Rae Bareli are included in these 17 seats.