Kishori Lal Sharma, a longtime aide of the Gandhi family, is set to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi against BJP’s Smriti Irani. He will file his nomination papers today.
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Kishori Lal Sharma of Amethi was fielded by the Congress on Friday to challenge Smriti Irani of the BJP in the Amethi constituency.
Sharma has been involved with the party for more than 40 years and is a close aide to the Gandhi family.
who was born in Punjab’s Ludhiana, joined Rajiv Gandhi in Rae Bareli and Amethi in 1983.
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His ties with the Gandhi family became more familial after Rajiv Gandhi’s death in May 1991.
Sharma was the key man who looked after the two key constituencies in the absence of the Gandhis.
He paid frequent visits to the two constituencies and even accompanied Sonia Gandhi to Amethi when she entered politics and visited the constituency for the first time.
It was believed looked over the Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies after Sonia Gandhi left the Amethi seat for Rahul Gandhi and contested from Rae Bareli.
Sharma, along with Rahul Gandhi (contesting from Rae Bareli), will file his nomination papers on Friday, the last date for the filing of nominations for the seats.
Amethi and Rae Bareli will go to polls on May 20 in the fifth round of the seven-phase general elections.
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