Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
India

Rahul To Contest From Amethi, Sonia From Rae Bareli

Darpan News Desk IANS, 07 Mar, 2019 10:59 PM

    Congress President Rahul Gandhi will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from his traditional Amethi seat and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli, according to Congress's first list of candidates released on Thursday.


    The list of 15 candidates includes four candidates from Gujarat and 11 from Uttar Pradesh.


    In Uttar Pradesh, the party has again fielded former Union ministers Salman Khurshid from Farrukhabad, Jitin Prasad from Dhaurahra and R.P.N. Singh from Kushi Nagar.


    The party has fielded former MP Annu Tandon from Unnao, Nirmal Khatri from Faizabad, Imran Masood from Saharanpur, Saleem Iqbal Shervani from Badaun, Rajaram Pal from Abkarpur and Brij Lal Khabri from Jalaun.


    In Gujarat, the party has fielded Raju Parmar from Ahmedabad West, Bharatsinh M Solanki from Anand, Prashant Patel from Vadodara and Ranjit Mohansinh Rathwa from Chhota Udaipur.


    The first Congress list has come even as the schedule of Lok Sabha elections has not been declared.


    With both Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi contesting, there is still speculation if Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is general secretary of eastern Uttar Pradesh, will enter the poll fray.


    The Congress, which is not part of Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance in Uttar Pradesh, is fighting the elections on its own though it has not ruled out possibility of alliance with smaller parties.


    Party leaders said the list shows that the party will contest the elections "on the front foot" and strongly.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    Wealth Of 9 Richest Indians Equivalent To Bottom 50% Of Country: Report

    Wealth Of 9 Richest Indians Equivalent To Bottom 50% Of Country: Report
    Oxfam further said that 13.6 crore Indians, who make up the poorest 10 per cent of the country, continued to remain in debt since 2004.

    Wealth Of 9 Richest Indians Equivalent To Bottom 50% Of Country: Report

    Punjab Assembly Speaker Serves Notice To Sukhpal Khaira

    Acting on a complaint from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on Monday issued 15-day notice to Sukhpal Khaira to explain his position.

    Punjab Assembly Speaker Serves Notice To Sukhpal Khaira

    Pakistan Shares Draft Agreement On Kartarpur Corridor

    Weeks after ground breaking ceremony amid fanfare by Prime Minister Imran Khan on November 28, 2018, Pakistan has now shared a draft agreement with India on the Kartarpur corridor issue.

    Pakistan Shares Draft Agreement On Kartarpur Corridor

    Fugitive Mehul Choksi Surrenders Indian Passport In Antigua To 'Avoid Extradition'

    Choksi acquired his new citizenship last year and then subsequently deposited his cancelled Indian Passport No. Z3396732 and a mandatory fee of $177 for the other formalities.

    Fugitive Mehul Choksi Surrenders Indian Passport In Antigua To 'Avoid Extradition'

    'Walking God' Shivakumara Swami Dies At 111, Karnataka Declares 3-Day State Mourning

    "The seer left for the heavenly abode leaving his mortal body at 11.44 am," announced the Siddaganga Education Society founded by the seer.

    'Walking God' Shivakumara Swami Dies At 111, Karnataka Declares 3-Day State Mourning

    EC Rejects Cyber Expert's Electronic Voting Machines Hacking Claim, Says Machines 'Foolproof'

    EC Rejects Cyber Expert's Electronic Voting Machines Hacking Claim, Says Machines 'Foolproof'
    In a statement the EC said it "firmly stands by the empirical facts about foolproof nature of ECI EVMs deployed in elections in India".

    EC Rejects Cyber Expert's Electronic Voting Machines Hacking Claim, Says Machines 'Foolproof'