Lok Sabha election: Infrastructure, belief and Raj Narain's words explain why Raebareli remains a Gandhi stronghold
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Lok Sabha election: Infrastructure, belief and Raj Narain's words explain why Raebareli remains a Gandhi stronghold

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In every election, voters of the Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency are reminded of an apocryphal tale that relates to the victory of maverick socialist leader Raj Narain in 1977 over then prime minister Indira Gandhi Editor’s note: In this series on contemporary history, consulting editor Ajay Singh takes us to places and talks about people who left yesterday’s indelible mark on today’s politics. In every election, voters of the Raebareli Lok Sabha constituency are reminded of an apocryphal tale that relates to the victory of maverick socialist leader Raj Narain in 1977 over then prime minister Indira Gandhi. In 1977, nearly 21 months later, when Indira Gandhi lifted the Emergency, she once again found herself pitted against feisty Narain whose stature had grown after his incarceration for protesting the Emergency. The leader initially tried to explain his limitations as a lawmaker and later ticked them off by saying, “If you people could ditch Indira who did so much for you, how can you be trusted?” This tale is once again in circulation in the constituency represented by Sonia Gandhi.

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‘Won’t Contest Lok Sabha Polls Because…': Sonia Gandhi Reveals Reason in Letter to Raebareli

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A day after filing her nomination papers from Rajasthan for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said that she will not contest the Lok Sabha elections due to health concerns. In a letter to the people of Raebareli, Sonia Gandhi wrote, “Due to health and increasing age, I will not contest the next Lok Sabha …

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