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Election 2024

No more Gandhi vs Irani, Congress confirms Rae Bareli for Rahul

Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide of the Gandhi family, has been fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, the grand old party said in a statement.

- New Delhi - UPDATED: May 3, 2024, 08:37 AM - 2 min read

Rahul Gandhi to contest LS polls from Rae Bareli, UP.

No more Gandhi vs Irani, Congress confirms Rae Bareli for Rahul

Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge (left), Rahul Gandhi (right).

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from the Rae Bareli seat of Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi earlier.

Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide of the Gandhi family, has been fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, the grand old party said in a statement.

Sharma was the key man who looked after the two key constituencies in the absence of the Gandhis.

The two will file their nomination papers on Friday, the last date for the filing of nominations for the seats that will go to polls on May 20 in the fifth round of the seven-phase general elections.