New Delhi | Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi will also contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections starting next month, from Kerala’s Wayanad.
As announced by Congress senior leader AK Antony, Gandhi will be contesting from two seats; Wayanad in Kerala and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
“For the past so many weeks there have been continuous requests and demands from the Congress workers and our partners, they feel that Rahul Gandhi should contest from one seat from South India. The requests and demands were mainly raised by Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu”, said Antony.
This announcement confirms the speculations that had been doing rounds in the last week. When asked whether he will be contesting from Kerala, Rahul Gandhi had said that he will do as the party wishes.
In 2014, Rahul Gandhi defeated BJP’s Smriti Irani in Amethi by a margin of one lakh votes.
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