"He Should Take lead": Amethi Winner On Rahul Gandhi As Leader Of Opposition
NDTV
Mr Sharma's victory against Smriti Irani after an eleventh-hour nomination will remain one of the fireside tales in Amethi in this election that turned exit polls on their heads.
KL Sharma, the 62-year-old Gandhi family loyalist, who created history in Amethi with his massive victory over Union minister Smriti Irani, is a reticent man. But his one-liners are enough to make his point. And in the exclusive interview with NDTV today, he made two: a -- that Rahul Gandhi should step forward and shoulder the task of the Leader of the Opposition and b -- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should enter electoral politics and take her place in parliament.
Mr Sharma's victory against Smriti Irani after an eleventh-hour nomination will remain one of the fireside tales in Amethi in this election that turned exit polls on their heads.
In April, Ms Irani had scoffed at the prospect of facing Rahul Gandhi or his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, from Amethi, saying "whoever comes will be defeated surely".