Rae Bareli Is Congress's Safe Seat, Except It Handed Defeat To A PM Once

With both the BJP and the Congress showing its cards for Amethi and Rae Bareli, the game is on.

The Congress's much-awaited announcement of its candidates for Rae Bareli and Amethi seats in Uttar Pradesh has put the spotlight back on these two bastions of the Gandhi family. The twin strongholds weathered many a political storm, including the wave in support of Narendra Modi in 2014, and remained with the Congress. In 2019, Amethi fell to the BJP, but Rae Bareli held fort. With both the BJP and the Congress showing its cards for these seats, the game is on.

Here's a look at the history of these 2 Congress bastions

Rae Bareli: Where A Sitting PM Lost