Rahul Gandhi to contest Lok Sabha Polls from Amethi: UP Congress leader

Amethi: An Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Wednesday said that party leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha election from Amethi – a constituency he has represented several times since 2002.

Congress District President Pradeep Singhal, who returned after a meeting in Delhi, said Gandhi will be the party candidate from Amethi and his name would be announced soon.

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There is, however, no word from the party’s central leadership on the matter. The party’s Central Election Committee meeting is yet to take place.

Gandhi, a former Congress president, represented Amethi in Parliament from 2002 till 2019.

In 2019 general election, he lost to BJP’s Smriti Irani. He is now an MP from Kerala’s Wayanad.

PTI