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 leader Sonia Gandhi's Lok Sabha-to-Rajya Sabha shift this year - from representing Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh to the state of Rajasthan - was supposed to signal a change in the leadership of a party many see as struggling for relevance.
Sonia Gandhi, a senior Congress leader, has announced she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the party s Rae Bareli seat, citing health and age reasons. She has been a part of the Lok Sabha since 1999 and has been elected as the state s representative in the Lower House of Parliament since 2004. Sonia s daughter Priyanka Gandhi may contest from the Rae Bareli seat.
Political pundits say that Congress might lose its lone Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 polls. Sonia Gandhi won the Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh in 2019 but as per experts, the seat does not look safe for her this time.