JK News Today/Agencies
New Delhi, June 17: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will retain the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat and vacate Wayanad seat for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday.
Rahul Gandhi had contested and won from both Rae Bareli and Wayanad Lok Sabha seats and has to vacate one of the seats within 14 days of the election result.
“Party has decided that Rahul Gandhi should retain Rae Bareli seat since it is close to the family,” Kharge said after holding discussions with senior party leaders at his residence.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and party general secretaries K C Venugopal and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were present during the discussions.
“We have decided that Priyanka ji should contest from Wayanad,” Kharge added, thanking the brother-sister duo for accepting the decision.
Priyanka Gandhi will be making his electoral debut from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat.
