New Delhi, April 7 -- Amid demand for former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Amethi and Raebareli seats in Uttar Pradesh respectively, the party's central election committee is expected to meet next week to discuss these two parliamentary seats, according to people aware of the matter.
The Congress has so far announced 14 of its 17 candidates in Uttar Pradesh, but the party has remained silent on Amethi and Raebareli. A Congress strategist argued on Saturday that nomination in Amethi will start on April 26 and on the same day, polling would be held in Kerala's Wayanad, where Gandhi is contesting. The nomination for both these seats will start from April 26 and last date of filing nomi...