Rahul Gandhi May ‘Positively Consider’ Kerala’s Wayanad As 2nd Seat: Congress

New Delhi: The Kerala State Congress unit has said that Rahul Gandhi is positively considering their request to contest from Wayanad constituency in Kerala as his second seat, besides Amethi in Uttar Pradesh which he currently represents in the Lok Sabha.

When asked about this, Congress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, “Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has sent their desire that Rahul Gandhi should contest from Wayanad constituency. We thank them for the love and respect, Rahul ji has always said that Amethi will remain his Karam bhoomi. Rahul ji will positively consider the request of KPCC.”

Congress sources say, “Requests have come from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala but no decision have been taken yet. If Rahul Gandhi decides to contest on a second seat for upcoming Lok Sabha Elections, then the constituency for Rahul Gandhi will be decided in the Central Election Committee meeting”.

The Wayanad seat was formed in 2009 and is one of the strongest constituencies for the Congress. Both in 2009 and 2014 it was won by senior Congress leader MI Shanawaz, but he died last year and since then the seat has been lying vacant.

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