Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday said she will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi if asked by her brother and party president Rahul Gandhi.
Interacting with the media just before departing from Kerala after winding up her two-day trip to Wayanad, Priyanka said, “If Congress President asks me to contest, I will be happy to contest (from Varanasi).”
.@priyankagandhi on being asked if she will be contesting from #Varanasi: If @INCIndia President asks me to contest, I will be happy to contest. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/k7yEXRJ5Qs
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With Varanasi going to polls in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 19, the Congress has adopted the wait-and-watch approach.
Last week, the grand old party released nine more candidates for the polls in Uttar Pradesh but did not announce a candidate from Varanasi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is again contesting from Varanasi.