Congress has fielded Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli and Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi as the party released its candidates’ list on Friday.
The announcement came after much suspense over the two constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Both Amethi and Raebareli have been Congress bastions. Rahul Gandhi lost the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Amethi to BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani.
Both Rahul Gandhi and KL Sharma will file their nominations today, the last day for the same. Elections in Amethi and Raebareli will be held on May 20 in the fifth round of the seven-phase process.
Congress loyalist KL Sharma will face Smriti Irani in Amethi in the elections. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi’s opponent would be Dinesh Pratap Singh, who was announced as the BJP’s pick from Raebareli on Thursday. Dinesh Singh lost the 2019 Lok Sabha polls to former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.
KL Sharma was the key man who looked after the Amethi and Raebareli constituencies in the absence of the Gandhis.