Rahul runs away from Amethi

Rahul Gandhi the Congress leader and son of former PM Rajiv Gabhi was expected to contest from Amethi.

Rahul Gandhi, who was expected to make an all-out bid to win back Amethi, has been announced as the party candidate from Raebareli.

He is not sure of winning from Amethi. The situation is very tough for the Congress at this juncture.
It was the seat vacated recently by his mother Sonia Gandhi when she moved to Rajya Sabha.

In Amethi, the family bastion which defected to the BJP five years ago, the Congress will be represented by Kishori Lal Sharma, a longtime loyalist of the Gandhi family.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra could not be convinced to contest from Raebareli — which she had nursed for over a decade on her mother’s behalf.