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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress has finally announced the names of its candidates for Rae Bareli and Amethi Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the stronghold of the Gandhi family. Rahul Gandhi has been given ticket from Rae Bareli seat and Kishori Lal Sharma (KL Sharma) has been given ticket from Amethi seat. Both the leaders will fill nomination papers today, preparations for which have also been completed. Priyanka Gandhi will not contest elections. In such a situation, the question is, what is the reason why Rahul Gandhi chose Rae Bareli seat instead of Amethi to contest elections?
This is being considered as a traditional meeting of Congress.
Amethi and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituencies are considered traditional seats of the Gandhi family. In the last Lok Sabha elections, Smriti Irani had won from Amethi by defeating Rahul Gandhi. Smriti Irani is again in the fray, against whom Congress has fielded Kishori Lal Sharma in place of Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi will now try his luck in the election field from the seat of his mother Sonia Gandhi and grandmother Indira Gandhi. Fielding Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli instead of Amethi is part of a well-thought-out strategy of the Congress.
For this reason Amethi was removed
Rahul Gandhi's decision to leave Amethi and contest elections from Rae Bareli is not due to fear of losing the elections, but is being considered as an intention to foil BJP's strategy. The 2024 elections seem to revolve entirely around Modi versus Rahul. In such a situation, if Rahul Gandhi had contested the elections from Amethi seat, this story would have changed into Rahul vs Irani. It seems that to avoid any such thoughts, Congress has decided to field Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli instead of Amethi.
This is why Priyanka Gandhi is not contesting elections
If Rahul Gandhi had contested the elections from Amethi, Priyanka Gandhi would have been forced to contest from Rae Bareli seat. Priyanka Gandhi had no interest in contesting the Lok Sabha elections. The reason behind this was that if Priyanka Gandhi had contested the elections, BJP would have got a chance to corner Congress on the issue of nepotism. Not only this, if both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi had contested the elections, they would have had to remain busy on their respective seats. In such a situation, there was a possibility that Congress's election campaign in other parts of the country would also be affected. If Rahul and Priyanka had given less time to their region, there would have been allegations of indifference towards the region.
Why was Rahul Gandhi fielded in Rae Bareli?
As a strategy, Congress has fielded Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli so that he is not accused of fleeing the state and Priyanka Gandhi is also available for campaigning in other areas. With Priyanka Gandhi no longer a candidate, it will be difficult for BJP and PM Modi to deepen the allegations of nepotism against Congress. This is the reason why Rahul Gandhi has been fielded from Rae Bareli seat instead of Amethi to prevent BJP from getting a chance in the elections.
This opinion about not contesting elections from Amethi
Although according to experts, if Rahul Gandhi had contested the elections from Amethi this time, he could have won, but another big reason behind his not contesting the elections is that he does not want to give much political importance to Smriti Irani by contesting the elections against her. Smriti Irani got political recognition because she defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi elections. If Rahul had contested elections again, Smriti Irani's attractiveness would have increased. If he is successful in winning the elections, his political stature will be equal to that of the Gandhi family. This is the reason why instead of fighting themselves, the Gandhi family has now fielded their close associate Kishori Lal Sharma.