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Message from Rae Bareli, Amethi: Rahul Gandhi de-risks, Priyanka still in waiting | Political Pulse News

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The suspense is over — it is Rahul Gandhi, not Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is contesting from Rae Bareli, the seat their mother Sonia Gandhi represented five times since 2004 until she entered Rajya Sabha a month ago. And it is party karyakarta Kishori Lal Sharma who will face BJP’s Smriti Irani in Amethi. Clearly, Rahul Gandhi did not want to risk a defeat for the second time in what has been a Gandhi fiefdom since 1980. For, it would send a message about his leadership to the party cadre, to Uttar Pradesh, the Gandhi family’s karmabhoomi, and the country. Of course, Amethi is tougher of the two constituencies with Irani, though she faces anti-incumbency, a formidable foe. Priyanka, it is being argued in the party, decided not to contest because she will be required to campaign all over the country. It is possible that she may be brought into the Lok Sabha from the constituency that Rahul decides to vacate if he wins both Rae Bareli and Wayanad. And yet, having taken the plunge …

BJP’s ‘minority’ jibe amid Rahul Gandhi’s LS re-election bid from Wayanad | Latest News India

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday reacted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s decision to re-contest from Kerala’s Wayanad in the coming Lok Sabha elections. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat’s Jhalod town.(Reuters) Former union minister and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad questioned why Gandhi was not contesting elections from Amethi. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. He also alleged that Gandhi is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad due to the Congres party’s dependence on minority politics. “He (Rahul Gandhi) claims that the entire nation is in Congress’ favour then why he is not contesting elections from Amethi?” Prasad was quoted as saying by ANI. “He went to Wayanad because the minorities are in the majority there. Congress’ whole politics is dependent on minorities.” Rahul Gandhi is set to contest from Kerala’s Wayanad seat again in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the party’s central election committee (CEC) decided on Thursday evening, people aware of developments said. There is speculation that Gandhi may also fight from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, …

Rahul Gandhi confirmed to be contesting from Wayanad, no discussion on UP seats | Latest News India

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Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Kerala’s Wayanad, the seat that he represented in the last Lok Sabha including a brief period of his suspension, the central election committee of the party vetted on Thursday — in the first meeting of the election body meeting. There was no confirmation whether Rahul Gandhi will also contest from Amethi, the seat he lost to BJP’s Smriti Irani as Uttar Pradesh was not discussed during Thursday’s meeting. Shashi Tharoor will contest from his Thiruvananthapuram seat that he made a Congress turf since 2009. Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Wayanad in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. No discussion on a second seat took place on Thursday.(PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi, general secretary KC Venugopal attended the meeting while Rahul Gandhi joined the meeting via Zoom. The panel on Thursday had Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Telangana, Lakshadweep, Kerala, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, and Manipur candidates to discuss and clear. The Congress has not yet declared any candidate list. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking …