Lok Sabha Elections 2024: As the speculations proceed over the Congress celebration’s determination to area candidates from Amethi and Raebareli, former celebration president Sonia Gandhi wants Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi to contest Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh, sources stated. Rahul Gandhi stays agency in his stance, expressing his reluctance to contest elections from two constituencies. Additionally, he additionally doesn’t need to go away Wayanad if he wins two seats, they added.
However, there are considerations amongst celebration leaders concerning the potential detrimental notion if he opts out of contesting from Uttar Pradesh, fearing it might ship a detrimental message throughout the nation.
Gandhi household’s twin dilemma: Stance Vs Prospects
Rahul Gandhi additionally maintains his stance in opposition to the concept of three members of the identical household serving as Members of Parliament, expressing considerations that it might convey the fallacious message, sources stated. However, celebration leaders are optimistic concerning the prospects in Amethi and Rae Bareilly, with inner surveys suggesting that Congress might safe victory in two seats if members of the Gandhi household contest the elections, they added.
Will Priyanka Gandhi contest election?
According to sources, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi is reportedly not planning to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. She believes that her efforts could be extra helpful to the celebration if she focuses on campaigning throughout Uttar Pradesh quite than contesting from a single seat. The Congress normal secretary has been extensively campaigning in Uttar Pradesh.
It needs to be famous right here that Amethi and Raebareli are thought of as conventional pocket boroughs of the Gandhi-Nehru household as its members have represented the seats for a number of a long time. Amid the mounting suspense, Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh stated a call shall be taken on the matter “very soon” because the final date for submitting nominations for the seats is May 3.
Congress’ maintain over Amethi, Raebareli
The Amethi seat has been represented by Rahul Gandhi since 2004 and he remained a member of Parliament from the constituency for 3 consecutive phrases until 2019 when he was defeated by BJP’s Smriti Irani. Rahul Gandhi at the moment represents the Wayanad constituency in Kerala from the place he had additionally contested within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The Raebareli constituency was represented by Sonia Gandhi from 2004 to 2024. Prior to that, Sonia Gandhi had represented the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency after she entered politics and contested for the primary time in 1999. The seat has beforehand been represented by Sanjay Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. Notably, the Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies go to polls on May 20 within the fifth spherical of the seven-phase normal elections.
