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Despite peaceful polling in Rae Bareli and Amethi, complaints of skirmishes between Congress and BJP workers arose over alleged snatching of poll material.

Congress district president Pradeep Singhal alleged that the incident was the result of state polices indifference.

Union minister Pralhad Joshi accuses Congress of hesitating to declare Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate, emphasizing BJP's focus on defense and economic policies over appeasement politics. Joshi highlights development under BJP rule and India's improved security measures against terrorism.

BJPs Smriti Irani, the sitting MP from Amethi, has already filed her nomination. | Latest News India

A Congress legal team, which arrived in Rae Bareli on Wednesday, visited Amethi, too, on Thursday and gave final touches to the preparations for nominations | Latest News India

Congress president Pradeep Singhal believes that Rahul Gandhi will run for Amethi again and emerge victorious, despite his 2019 defeat to Smriti Irani. The district Congress office is currently quiet, but will become busy once Rahul’s candidacy is confirmed. In contrast, the BJP office is bustling and Irani is expected to visit.

Though the senior party leaders are still confident that UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest from Rae Bareli and her brother Rahul from Amethi, the Congress high command is still indecisive and no announcements have been made so far.

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The 'Dalit Gaurav Samvad' which started on October 9 --- the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshiram --- was earlier scheduled to end on Sunday to coincide with Constitution Day

To further connect with the Dalit community ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the Congress has decided to extend its ongoing Dalit outreach programme in Uttar Pradesh till December end. The Dalit Gaurav Samvad, which started on October 9, the death anniversary of Bahujan Samaj Party founder