If Rahul Gandhi wins both Raebareli and Wayanad, then…? Rival from southern constituency Annie Raja poses BIG question

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Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli, his Wayanad rival Annie Raja cited that the Congress party should have informed the people of Wayanad of the possibility, even if it was a ‘last-minute decision’. Noting that it is a question of morality, the Communist Party of India candidate stated that Wayanad voters have the right to know that if he wins from both the constituencies, where would he resign from. "I am very sure that it is not a certain decision.

Even if they had not taken the final call, they should have informed the people of Wayanad that Raebareli was also in consideration. Suppose he wins from both the seats, he will have to resign from one. It will be an injustice to the people.

And they have always taken Wayanad for granted," Annie Raja said, as quoted by the Hindustan Times. Gandhi filed his papers from Rae Bareli constituency in the afternoon, barely an hour before nominations closed for the Lok Sabha seat on Friday. He was accompanied by Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as he filed his papers around 2 pm.

Gandhi had made his poll debut from Amethi in 2004 and saw relatively smooth sailing in the first 10 years with the UPA being in power, while the last 10 years have been challenging. He won the 2014 polls against the BJP's Smriti Irani by over a lakh votes but she had run a spirited campaign and made inroads into the Congress citadel of Amethi. She finally breached the fortress in 2019, beating the Gandhi family scion by over 55,000 votes.