The Congress has fielded KL Sharma from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Sonia Gandhi's old Lok Sabha constituency, Rae Bareli.

KL Sharma, the Congress candidate contesting from Amethi, has responded firmly to BJP jibes, asserting his political stature and independence from the Gandhi family.

Congress' Amethi candidate KL Sharma has defended himself as a seasoned politician and not a servant of the Gandhi family, stating that he will defeat Union Minister Smriti Irani in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the general election from the family bastion in the north, his Congress party announced on Friday, a move that will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a region he dominates.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Jharkhand on May 7 and address two election rallies, a party leader said on Saturday

KL Sharma, a confidant of the Gandhi family, will go head-to-head against union minister Smriti Irani in Amethi for the Lok Sabha elections.

The series of attacks by BJP and Congress has still not stopped after Congress fielded KL Sharma from Amethi. The BJP candidate from Raebareli, Dinesh Pratap Singh, took a dig at Rahul Gandhi and said that the Congress leader has sent his peon to contest from Amethi against BJP's Smriti Irani.

In this episode of NewsHour Agenda anchor Madhavdas Gopalakrishnan speaks on Rahul Gandhi contesting from Raebareli. Congress today announced Rahul Gandhi as its candidate for the traditional Congress seat in Uttar Pradesh.

Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination from Rae Bareli, continuing the Nehru-Gandhi legacy. Locals express strong emotional bond with the Gandhi family.

Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said on Friday that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who himself went from Ghaziabad to Lucknow to contest polls is now questioning Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Raebareli.