Election 2019

Not Priyanka Gandhi, but Ajay Rai to contest from Varanasi against PM Modi

New Delhi | Congress leader Ajay Rai will once again contest from Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Ajay Rai was the party’s Varanasi candidate in 2014.

He will contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This action clears the speculations that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, General secretary of Congress in Uttar Pradesh will contest in Varanasi.

The Congress released their list for two seats in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, as reported by news agency ANI.

Madhusudan Tiwari will be contesting from Gorakhpur.

The decision comes a day before PM Modi’s nomiation for Varanasi, which will be held tomorrow along with a massive roadshow.

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