Congress reviewing defeat of Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

PTI | Updated: Jun 1, 2019, 13:53 IST

Union minister Smriti Irani had defeated Rahul Gandhi with a margin of 55,120 votes.

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Party veterans Zubair Khan and Kishori Lal Sharma have been camping in Amethi for last 3 days to deliberate upon the possible reasons for Rahul's defeat
The review will take place even at village level. The members of the review team will hold meetings with heads of blocks and panchayat

Union minister Smriti Irani had defeated Rahul Gandhi with a margin of 55,120 votes.

AMETHI: The Congress is reviewing the defeat of its president

Rahul Gandhi

in the party stronghold Amethi in the Lok Sabha elections, a party leader said on Tuesday.
Zubair Khan, who looks after the political work of party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Kishori Lal Sharma, the representative of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, have been camping here for the last three days to deliberate upon the possible reasons for Gandhi's defeat.

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UP Congress Committee member Rajiv Singh said, "The review will take place even at village level. The members of the review team will hold meetings with heads of blocks and panchayat."

Union minister Smriti Irani

had defeated Rahul Gandhi with a margin of 55,120 votes, following which Amethi Congress Committee president Yogendra Mishra tendered his resignation.
Congress leader Dharmendra Shukla had written a letter to Gandhi saying his representative Chandrakant Dubey was responsible for the defeat and demanded a probe into it, a party leader said.