Key Points
Robert Vadra, husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, has shown interest in contesting the forthcoming polls from Amethi, the former bastion of the Gandhi family...
My first step in politics should be Amethi," Vadra said on Thursday...
Irani pulled off a stunning upset in 2019 when she defeated Rahul Gandhi, the former president of the Congress, by a margin of roughly 55,000 votes...
"The people of Amethi expect me to represent their constituency if I decide to become a member of Parliament..
For years, the Gandhi family worked hard in Rae Bareli, Amethi and Sultanpur...The people of Amethi are really troubled by the current Member of Parliament, they think they have made a mistake by electing her," Vadra said...
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