Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is going to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Rae Bareli seat. Whereas, Kishori Lal Sharma has been given ticket from Amethi. It was also being said for a long time that Rahul Gandhi will contest elections from Amethi. But the party finally changed its mind and fielded Rahul from Rae Bareli.
Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi will file nomination at 12.15 pm. He will leave for Fursatganj from Delhi in the morning. Preparations have started in the Congress office regarding this.
Smriti Irani contests from BJP in Amethi
Let us tell you that BJP MP from Amethi, Smriti Irani is once again in the electoral fray. Whereas from Rae Bareli, BJP has expressed confidence in Dinesh Pratap Singh for the second time. Dinesh had lost the 2019 elections. In 2019, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi had won from Rae Bareli.
In 2014 and 2019, the Amethi seat saw an electoral contest between Rahul Gandhi and Smriti Irani. Rahul had won in 2014. Whereas in 2019, Smriti Irani had made a big upset and won for the first time. This time Congress has played a new trick in Amethi and has fielded its close associate Kishori Lal Sharma. Rahul Gandhi won the election from Amethi seat for the first time in 2004. After that, he remained a Member of Parliament from there for three consecutive terms till 2019.
Who is KL Sharma
KL Sharma is a resident of Ludhiana and has been close to the Gandhi family for a long time. In Amethi and Rae Bareli, he has been working on making and implementing the election strategy. Sharma is considered close to Sonia Gandhi.