Ahead Of 2024 Polls, Smriti Irani vs Rahul Gandhi In Amethi Today | Read

Union Minister Smriti Irani is all set to embark on a four-day visit to her parliamentary constituency of Amethi, commencing today, just as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra makes its way into the town. This marks a rare convergence of the political heavyweights in the electoral battleground that was once known as the Gandhi family's stronghold. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Smriti Irani unseated Rahul Gandhi, ending his 15-year reign in Amethi. Since then, the two leaders have seldom found themselves in Amethi simultaneously. The last instance was in February 2022, when they attended separate campaign events in the lead-up to the assembly elections.