"Mother Entrusted Me..." Rahul Gandhi On Being Nominated From Raebareli

In a shock defeat, Mr Gandhi had lost the family bastion of Amethi to the BJP's Smriti Irani in 2019.

Attacked by the BJP and his former opponent, Smriti Irani, for deciding not to make an attempt to win back the family bastion of Amethi and contesting from the relatively safe seat of Raebareli instead, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said his mother has entrusted him with the responsibility of serving a constituency that means a lot to his family. 

After filing his nomination papers from Sonia Gandhi's former constituency, which she had held since 2004 before moving to the Rajya Sabha earlier this year, Mr Gandhi said being picked as the candidate for the seat was an emotional moment for him.

Mr Gandhi's grandmother, Indira Gandhi, and grandfather, Feroze Gandhi, had also represented Raebareli in the Lok Sabha.