Congress leader Pramod Tiwari lauded Rahul Gandhi's decision to retain the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and called it the «right political decision.»
Tiwari also thanked the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi for respecting the mandate of Uttar Pradesh.
«I want to thank the national leadership of Congress and Rahul Gandhi. He (Rahul Gandhi) has taken the right political decision. Apart from this, he has also respected the mandate of Uttar Pradesh which gave 43 out of 80 seats to the INDIA alliance,» the senior Congress leader told ANI.
"Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will win from Wayanad by 5 lakh votes," he added.
Meanwhile, Congress workers burst crackers and celebrated in Rae Bareli as Rahul Gandhi decided to retain the Lok Sabha seat.
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