I felt that they (candidates) would be disappointed if I focused on only one place,” Priyanka Gandhi was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. The Congress then named and repeated its 2014 candidate Ajay Rai to take on Modi once again in Varanasi. I have said time and again, I will do whatever the party tells me to do,” Priyanka Gandhi had said when asked about her candidature. Senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda, however, had claimed that it was Priyanka’s decision to not contest from Varanasi. Pitroda said Congress president Rahul Gandhi had left the decision to her.

Source: Hindustan Times April 30, 2019 12:00 UTC