Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was defeated in the 2019 general election by BJP's Smriti Irani, is all set to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2023-08-19 03:20 PM IST
Compiled by : ronak mastakar
Newly elected Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai confirmed that Rahul Gandhi will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Amethi
"Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections," Ajay Rai said
Ajay Rai was the Congress candidate in Varanasi both in 2014 and 2019 and lost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Amethi used to be a Congress stronghold in Uttar Pradesh, where Rahul Gandhi lost to Smriti Irani by a margin of around 55,000 votes in the 2019 elections
Amethi, along with Rae Bareilli used to be well-known Congress strongholds
