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Chatterbox: Battle for Amethi and Rae Bareli

Sonia Gandhi is not going to be in a position to campaign and contest 2019 general elections

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Battle for Amethi and Rae Bareli

As 2019 general elections beckon, you can’t help but wonder what will happen in Amethi and Rae Bareli. Clearly, Sonia Gandhi is not going to be in a position to campaign and contest. If that happens, Priyanka Gandhi might be fielded from the family constituency. And if that happens, whom will the Bharatiya Janata Party field against Priyanka? Could it be Smriti Irani who contested against Rahul Gandhi in the last election? That is, for sure, going to be a battle to watch. 

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