Lok Sabha Election / Today India's show of strength in Rae Bareli-Mumbai, many stalwarts of the alliance will be on one platform

Vikrant Shekhawat : May 17, 2024, 08:25 AM
Lok Sabha Election: The Lok Sabha elections are slowly moving towards their end. Four phases of voting have taken place. The fifth phase of voting is on May 20. Before this, today i.e. on Friday, there will be a big rally of Gandhi family in Rae Bareli. Apart from this, there is a 'show of strength' of India alliance in Mumbai. Many stalwarts of this alliance will gather at both the places. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi will participate in the Rae Bareli rally. Sonia Gandhi will address a huge public meeting at ITI grounds with her son Rahul. During this time, Akhilesh Yadav will also be seen on the stage along with Priyanka. SP chief Akhilesh is part of the India alliance. In Rae Bareli, Rahul Gandhi will face BJP candidate Dinesh Prasad Singh. On the other hand, there is to be a show of strength of INDIA alliance in Maharashtra.

Many stalwarts including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will participate in this show of strength. Apart from Kharge, many big leaders including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar will be present in this show of strength to be held at BKC Ground in Mumbai.

Rahul faces BJP's Dinesh Prasad Singh

Rae Bareli seat has been the traditional seat of the Gandhi family. This time Congress has made Rahul Gandhi its candidate from Rae Bareli. Earlier, he had been contesting elections from Amethi seat, but in the year 2019, he had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of BJP's Smriti Irani. At the same time, BJP has fielded Dinesh Pratap Singh from here. A tough competition is expected between the two. Let us tell you that SP and Congress are contesting elections together in UP.

Congress put in all its might to win Rae Bareli

Congress has put in all its strength to make Rahul win from Rae Bareli. Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat has been in the possession of Gandhi family for a long time. Many members of the Gandhi family have represented here. Sonia Gandhi herself has been an MP from 2004 to 2024. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Congress won only one seat in UP, that seat was Rae Bareli.

Akhilesh-Mamata will not attend India's rally

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will also not participate in this rally of India Aghadi to be held in Mumbai's Shivaji Park. No member of the Gandhi family will participate in it. Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray, NCP leader Sharad Pawar will participate in this rally. This rally will take place at 6 pm.

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