Mother Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra by his side, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today field nomination papers for the Raebareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi’s husband Robert Vadra were also with Mr Gandhi as he submitted the papers at the district magistrate’s office.
Early this morning, the Congress leadership announced its candidates for two high-profile seats – Amethi and Raebareli. Putting an end to speculation that Mr Gandhi may be fielded from Amethi, a seat he has represented thrice in Lok Sabha, the Congress picked Kishori Lal Sharma for the seat. Mr Gandhi was shifted to Raebareli, which has been represented by his mother Sonia Gandhi for two decades. Mrs Gandhi has now moved to Rajya Sabha and has left electoral politics owing to old age and health issues.
In Raebareli, Mr Gandhi is up against the BJP’s Dinesh Pratap Singh, who finished a runner-up in the 2019 election.
