Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 09, 2024, 08:42 AM
Rahul Gandhi News: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will be on a tour of his parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli today (July 9) after becoming the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha. He will also meet party leaders and administrative officials here. The district administration is in alert mode regarding Rahul's visit. It is being told that during this time Rahul Gandhi will also take information about the development schemes. For which the district officials have started preparing.Let us tell you that after getting success in both Rae Bareli and Wayanad seats in the results of the Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi visited the area with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on June 10. Only after this he announced to leave the Wayanad seat.In fact, this is the first visit of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after retaining the Rae Bareli seat and becoming the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. According to media reports, Congress in-charge in UP Avinash Pandey said that the party will get stronger in the state in the coming days. He said that our target is the 2027 assembly elections.Victory in Amethi-Rae BareliThis time in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress's morale has increased a lot by winning 99 seats across the country including Rae Bareli, Amethi in UP. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi lost the election to Smriti Irani in Amethi. However, in 2024, Congress' KL Sharma defeated Smriti. At the same time, Rahul Gandhi, who contested from Rae Bareli in place of his mother Sonia Gandhi this time, also defeated Dinesh Singh of BJP.Congress-SP allianceIn the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress formed an alliance with the Samajwadi Party. In which Congress contested 17 out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP. In this election, it won six seats including Amethi and Rae Bareli. According to sources, the results of the Lok Sabha elections can be seen as a big opportunity for the Congress, but the challenge before the 2027 assembly elections is equally big.