WayanadHappy to contest from Varanasi if asked by Rahul, says PriyankaAmid speculations that she could be pitted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has said she will be happy to contest if asked by party president Rahul Gandhi. She was responding to a question whether she will contest the poll from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from where Mr. Modi is seeking re-election. In March, Ms. adra had thrown a hint that she is not averse to taking on Mr. Modi in Varanasi. Democracy is being undermined and we must all realise that this is no ordinary election,” Ms. Vadra said. Rajasthan will vote to elect 25 MPs to the 17th Lok Sabha in the fourth and fifth phases of the Lok Sabha elections.

Source: The Hindu April 21, 2019 06:36 UTC