Gandhi Family Members May Desert Amethi, Rae Bareli This Lok Sabha Polls After Decades: Report | India News

With the Election Commission of India (ECI) setting the stage for the Lok Sabha Polls beginning April 19, the hypothesis surrounding potential candidates for a number of essential seats has reached fever pitch. Among these is the enduring stronghold of the Gandhi household, the prized Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies. However, in response to Zee News sources, there are indications that not one of the members of the Gandhi Parivar social gathering are able to contest the polls from these two seats. 

While Rahul Gandhi is within the fray from Wayanad, there was deafening silence inside Congress over Priyanka Gandhi within the Lok Sabha. 

According to a survey, the affect of the Gandhis is diminishing in each constituencies. With Rahul’s loss in Amethi in 2019 and indications of Sonia Gandhi’s waning reputation in Rae Bareli as per the survey, the Gandhi household would possibly contemplate abandoning these prized constituencies for the 2024 elections. 

Speculations Of Priyanka From Rae Bareli And Rahul From Amethi 

Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai knowledgeable that the state election committee of the social gathering unanimously handed a decision for the Gandhi household to run for the Lok Sabha elections in Rae Bareli and Amethi. 

However, as per reviews, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was allegedly reluctant to just accept the social gathering’s suggestion to face for the Rae Bareli seat, left vacant following Sonia Gandhi’s nomination to the Rajya Sabha. 

Sonia Gandhi Takes Rajya Sabha Route 

In February, the ex-Congress president was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan, a call made simply earlier than the 2024 common election. Sonia Gandhi grew to become the second member of the Gandhi household to decide on the Rajya Sabha pathway to enter parliament. 

Congress’s Stronghold Since Decades 

In 2019, Sonia Gandhi registered her sole victory for the social gathering in Uttar Pradesh, securing the Rae Bareli constituency. Her preliminary entry into the Lok Sabha was by Amethi in the course of the 1999 Lok Sabha elections. She later compromised the seat for her son, Rahul Gandhi, just for him to lose it within the 2019 polls. 

The Amethi Lok Sabha constituency has lengthy been thought to be a stronghold for the Gandhi household. Prior to Rahul, Sanjay Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and Sonia Gandhi all secured victories there. However, this notion of it being a ‘protected seat’ was shattered in 2019 when BJP chief Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi by a margin of over 55,000 votes. 

Lok Sabha Elections Dates For UP 

India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, will witness polling in all seven phases. Amethi and Rae Bareli will solid their votes on May 20. On April 19 and April 26, eight seats will go to the polls, adopted by ten constituencies on May 7, 13 seats on May 13, and fourteen seats every on May 20 and May 25. The remaining 13 seats will likely be contested on June 1. Uttar Pradesh contributes 80 members to the Lok Sabha.