The Left Front would make all efforts to defeat the Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, and there was no question of withdrawing its candidate, CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said Monday.
The Congress announced Sunday that Gandhi would contest from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala besides his traditional stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala has fielded CPI's P P Suneer in the segment.
CPI is the second biggest constituent in the LDF.
"We are not worried about his (Gandhi's) candidature. We will fight. We will make all efforts to defeat him in this election," Reddy told PTI.
He said he was personally visiting Wayanad on April 10 to campaign for the LDF candidate.
"No question of withdrawing (our candidate in favour of Gandhi). We will fight," Reddy asserted. "We are making every effort to win the seat."
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