New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi The Congress leader’s loyalist may field from the Rae Bareli seat vacated by his mother in the Lok Sabha elections AmetiThe party is yet to announce its nominee for the Uttar Pradesh constituency, sources said on Thursday.
Friday is the last date for nominations for seats to be voted on on May 20 in the fifth round of the seven-phase election general election.
When asked, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Jairam Ramesh said only that the deadline for filing nomination papers is May 3 at 3 pm.
Sources said the party has started preparations for nominations for the two seats, which are traditionally occupied by members of the Gandhi-Nehru family.
They said Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest from Rae Bareli, a constituency controlled by his mother Sonia Gandhi, who has become a federal constituency Member of the House of Representatives.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced Dinesh Pratap Singh as its leader. candidate From Ray Barelli. He lost to Sonia Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
sources said gandhi family Loyalist Kishori Lal is likely to contest against Amethi, whom Rahul Gandhi lost to the BJP’s Smriti in 2019 Smriti Irani.
Sources said Congress president Sonia Gandhi may participate in Rahul Gandhi’s nomination process if he is fielded.
They said the Congress party has prepared Sheila Kaul, the grandson of the former Congress leader and aunt of Indira Gandhi, as an alternative candidate.
Close friends of the Gandhi family have prepared nomination papers for Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, although the party is yet to formally announce its candidacy.
Sources said Rahul Gandhi and the party president Malika JunhagBoth were attending poll rallies in Shimoga, Karnataka, to discuss his nomination.
Posters and banners of Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav were also brought to the Congress office in Amethi Gauliganj in the evening ahead of filing of nominations on Friday.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Irani has filed nomination papers for the Amethi seat.
The Congress leadership in Uttar Pradesh has called on the Gandhi family to contest from the two seats they have traditionally occupied.
Members of the Congress Central Election Committee have also urged the party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
However, the final decision must be made by the congressional leadership and the party’s first family.
The Amethi seat was represented by Rahul Gandhi since 2004, after which he served as a member of Parliament for three consecutive terms till 2019. election in this constituency.
Rahul Gandhi had earlier said that he would follow “any order” from the party.
Rae Bareli constituency was represented by Sonia Gandhi from 2004 to 2024 and is considered a traditional pocket constituency of the Gandhi-Nehru family.
Prior to this, Sonia Gandhi had represented the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency after she first entered politics in 1999 and contested elections.
The seat was previously represented by Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
The Congress has formed an alliance with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh as part of the India Bloc and is contesting 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Voting for the general election begins on April 19.
Friday is the last date for nominations for seats to be voted on on May 20 in the fifth round of the seven-phase election general election.
When asked, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Jairam Ramesh said only that the deadline for filing nomination papers is May 3 at 3 pm.
Sources said the party has started preparations for nominations for the two seats, which are traditionally occupied by members of the Gandhi-Nehru family.
They said Rahul Gandhi is likely to contest from Rae Bareli, a constituency controlled by his mother Sonia Gandhi, who has become a federal constituency Member of the House of Representatives.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced Dinesh Pratap Singh as its leader. candidate From Ray Barelli. He lost to Sonia Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
sources said gandhi family Loyalist Kishori Lal is likely to contest against Amethi, whom Rahul Gandhi lost to the BJP’s Smriti in 2019 Smriti Irani.
Sources said Congress president Sonia Gandhi may participate in Rahul Gandhi’s nomination process if he is fielded.
They said the Congress party has prepared Sheila Kaul, the grandson of the former Congress leader and aunt of Indira Gandhi, as an alternative candidate.
Close friends of the Gandhi family have prepared nomination papers for Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, although the party is yet to formally announce its candidacy.
Sources said Rahul Gandhi and the party president Malika JunhagBoth were attending poll rallies in Shimoga, Karnataka, to discuss his nomination.
Posters and banners of Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav were also brought to the Congress office in Amethi Gauliganj in the evening ahead of filing of nominations on Friday.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Irani has filed nomination papers for the Amethi seat.
The Congress leadership in Uttar Pradesh has called on the Gandhi family to contest from the two seats they have traditionally occupied.
Members of the Congress Central Election Committee have also urged the party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
However, the final decision must be made by the congressional leadership and the party’s first family.
The Amethi seat was represented by Rahul Gandhi since 2004, after which he served as a member of Parliament for three consecutive terms till 2019. election in this constituency.
Rahul Gandhi had earlier said that he would follow “any order” from the party.
Rae Bareli constituency was represented by Sonia Gandhi from 2004 to 2024 and is considered a traditional pocket constituency of the Gandhi-Nehru family.
Prior to this, Sonia Gandhi had represented the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency after she first entered politics in 1999 and contested elections.
The seat was previously represented by Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
The Congress has formed an alliance with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh as part of the India Bloc and is contesting 17 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Voting for the general election begins on April 19.
