After KL Sharma was fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, Congress workers expressed happiness over his candidature, saying that "there is no shortage of enthusiasm among party members."
After Congress on Friday announced its Lok Sabha candidates for Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra extended her wishes to Kishori Lal Sharma, the man believed to be behind the victory of the party's former president Sonia Gandhi from the pocket borough o
After the Congress ended weeks of suspense around its choice of candidates from Raebareli and Amethi Lok Sabha constituencies, naming Rahul Gandhi and KL Sharma as its picks from the traditional strongholds; the Wayanad MP, along with his mother Sonia Gandhi and several Congress heavyweig
Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma thanked party national president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for the opportunity to contest from the Gandhi family's "traditional seat" Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
After Congress decided to field Rahul Gandhi from the Raebareli, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya on Friday said that it is not surprising that Wayanad MP has abandoned Amethi Lok Sabha seat, adding that it is an admission by Rahul Gandhi that he cannot win Amethi.
Revealing the reason behind his independent candidature from Shivamogga, Expelled Karnataka BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Thursday accused a key figure in the Karnataka BJP and former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B. S. Yediyurappa of sidelining Hindu leaders in the state.
After Rahul Gandhi was fielded from the Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency, Congress leader Deepak Singh on Friday said that the relationship between the people of Amethi and the Gandhi family is strong and will always remain the same.
In a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, BRS leader and former state minister KT Rama Rao claimed the former is unaware that Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is defying his line.
As per the sources, Congress' loyalist KL Sharma will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi, the seat Rahul Gandhi lost in the 2019 general elections to BJP leader Smriti Irani.
The Congress has not yet put out any official statement on its choice of nominees from Amethi and Raebareli, which were considered the party's strongholds until the 2019 elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that Pakistan wants him as the next Prime Minister in order to have a weak government in power.