[ad_1]
NEW DELHI: Robert Vadra, husband of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, on Thursday said people of Amethi expect him to contest from the constituency if he decides to take a plunge in electoral politics. Amethi was a traditional Gandhi bastion for a long time. However, in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi ending the winning streak of Gandhis from the prestigious seat.
“For years, Gandhi family worked hard in Rae Bareli, Amethi and Sultanpur. Amethi wants a Gandhi family member to return. They expect me to represent Amethi if I decide to contest elections,” Vadra said amid suspense over Congress’s pick for the prestigious seat.
Vadra claimed that the people of Amethi were unhappy with their present representative and felt that they had made a mistake by electing her.
The Congress, which will contest 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state, has not announced candidates for Amethi and Rae Bareli yet. Several UP Congress leaders want Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi again. Rahul who won from Kerala’s Wayanad in 2019 has already filed his nomination papers from there. It remains to be seen if the party decides to field him from Amethi also.
Rae Bareli, which was represented by Sonia Gandhi for a long time, will also have a new Congress candidate as the Congress veteran has opted out of electoral politics and entered Rajya Sabha. There are reports that the grand old party may field Priyanka Gandhi from Rae Bareli.
“For years, Gandhi family worked hard in Rae Bareli, Amethi and Sultanpur. Amethi wants a Gandhi family member to return. They expect me to represent Amethi if I decide to contest elections,” Vadra said amid suspense over Congress’s pick for the prestigious seat.
Vadra claimed that the people of Amethi were unhappy with their present representative and felt that they had made a mistake by electing her.
The Congress, which will contest 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state, has not announced candidates for Amethi and Rae Bareli yet. Several UP Congress leaders want Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi again. Rahul who won from Kerala’s Wayanad in 2019 has already filed his nomination papers from there. It remains to be seen if the party decides to field him from Amethi also.
Rae Bareli, which was represented by Sonia Gandhi for a long time, will also have a new Congress candidate as the Congress veteran has opted out of electoral politics and entered Rajya Sabha. There are reports that the grand old party may field Priyanka Gandhi from Rae Bareli.
[ad_2]
Source link