UP Elections: Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani To Battle Each Other In Amethi; Can Congress Save Its Home Turf?
The identity of Amethi, located about 135 km from Lucknow has remained the home ground. Sanjay Gandhi, Rajiv, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have been winning this traditional seat for past many years. In such a situation, this seat was be seen as an invincible fort for the Gandhi family. This was the reason why it became a piece of news when BJP leader Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi in the last Lok Sabha elections. Earlier in the 2017 assembly elections, the BJP had indicated the weakening hold of the Gandhi family from Amethi by winning three out of four assembly seats. But perhaps the matter had become so worse that between 2017 and 2019, the Gandhi family could not handle it and in 2019 it had to face defeat against BJP. However, the local people of Amethi believe that now the pe...
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