Rahul Gandhi files nomination from Amethi Lok Sabha seat

Congress president Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers from Amethi on Wednesday. Sonia Gandhi was with Rahul when he filed his papers; the UPA chairperson is herself a former MP from Amethi. Also present were Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress general secretary for UP East, and her husband Robert Vadra.

Rahul Gandhi is seeking a fourth parliamentary term in a region of eastern Uttar Pradesh that he has represented since 2004.