The constituencies of Rae Bareli and Amethi, held by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi respectively, are among the seats that the Congress hopes to win. “Rahul Gandhi must answer. Triangular contestIn Lucknow, BJP’S Rajnath Singh is locked in a triangular battle against the SP’s Poonam Sinha and the Congress’ Pramod Krishnam. Incumbent BJP MP Lallu Singh also faces a triangular contest from SP’s Anand Sen Yadav and the Congress’ Nirmal Khatri, a former MP. In Bahraich, the Congress has fielded rebel BJP MP Savitribai Phule, and in Barabanki, former MP P.L.

Source: The Hindu May 06, 2019 17:39 UTC