Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka to visit Rae Bareli to thank voters after Congress' win in two key UP seats
The Congress party won election from both the Lok Sabha seats including Rae Bareli and Amethi. The two constituencies have remained a stronghold of the Grand Old Party for long, however, in 2019, BJP's Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi but in this election, Congress reclaimed the seat.
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will today thank voters of Rae Bareli and Amethi after Congress party won both the Lok Sabha seats in the recently concluded general elections by defeating BJP candidates Smriti Irani and Dinesh Pratap Singh. The thanksgiving event will take place in Rae Bareli.
In the recently held Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi defeated Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Pratap Singh in the Rae Bareli constituency while Congress' Kishori Lal Sharma wrested the Amethi seat from Union minister Smriti Irani.
The event to thank the voters will be held on the Bhuemau Guest House premises in Raebareli on Tuesday instead of Amethi, the Congress' Amethi district unit chief Pradeep Singhal said, adding the decision was taken to avoid the scorching heat.
Singhal said that along with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, newly elected Amethi MP Kishori Lal Sharma will also be present in this programme.
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