Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress likely to discuss Amethi, Raebareli seats in today's CEC meeting

Leaders of the Uttar Pradesh Congress and the All India Congress Committee (AICC) successful complaint of UP, Avinash Pandey, person besides been called for a gathering today, sources said.

There is simply a beardown buzz that Rahul Gandhi, who contested from Wayanad, volition besides contention from Amethi seat. Rahul mislaid the Amethi spot to Union Minister Smriti Irani successful 2019. Irani is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigner from Amethi successful the ongoing predetermination too. 

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Rahul's sister Priyanka Gandhi is besides rumored to contention from Rae Bareli, the spot held by her parent Sonia Gandhi. If fielded, Priyanka volition beryllium contesting Lok Sabha predetermination for the archetypal time.

Both Amethi and Rae Bareli spell to polls successful 5th signifier connected May 20. The Congress has truthful acold fielded 317 candidates crossed the country.

Rae Bareli has been a Congress bastion since 1960 with some Feroze Gandhi and Indira Gandhi having represented it. Sonia Gandhi has been the MP from the constituency since she won the 2006 by-poll.

The seven-phase Lok Sabha Elections volition extremity connected June 1. Counting volition instrumentality spot connected June 4. 

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Published: 27 Apr 2024, 12:55 PM IST