Rahul Gandhi has contested from Amethi since 2004 and has always won comfortably. He never faced any stiff competition in Amethi except in 2014 from BJP’s Smriti Irani.
Smriti Irani has received a lot of praise for her works in the Amethi, which prompted BJP to field again her from Amethi against Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi despite her loss in the 2014 elections
After the news of the significant achievement of DRDO, Congress leaders had been on a collective rant spree to claim that the credit for the achievement must go to Nehru.
Congress Party has finally arrived at a decision to field Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency as it is believed to be a traditional Congress bastion comprising of over 50 per cent of minority votes.
Smriti Irani rubbishes rumours that have surfaced about BJP thinking about fielding Smriti Irani from the Wayanad constituency too, to counter Rahul Gandhi.
The Congress units of southern states have been feverishly imploring Rahul Gandhi to fight from any constituencies in southern states, apart from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh .