Robert Vadra, After Saying "If Amethi Wants Me", Bats For Congress Pick
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Earlier there had been much speculation that Mr Vadra, who has never previously contested an election, could be chosen to fight the Amethi seat, which earlier elected Sonia Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi to Parliament.
Robert Vadra - Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband - has declared his backing for the party's Lok Sabha election candidate from the Gandhi family stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. VIDEO | Here's what Robert Vadra said on wanting to contest Lok Sabha election from UP's Amethi or Raebareli seat."Yes, I found a lot of people in Amethi and Raebareli who were very happy, excited and hopeful that I might take part, stand (in election) and represent them but… pic.twitter.com/ZepF1im5cm
After much suspnse the party said last week its senior leader from the state - KL Sharma - will contest a seat that had been dominated by the Gandhi clan till it was wrested from them in 2019, when Smriti Irani handed Rahul Gandhi a shock defeat.
Earlier there had been much speculation that Mr Vadra, who has never previously contested an election, could be chosen to fight a seat that has, in the past, been held by Mr Gandhi, his mother and ex-party boss Sonia Gandhi, and her husband, ex-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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