Priyanka Gandhi pens emotional note for brother Rahul as he wins two Lok Sabha seats; 'You fought with love'
Priyanka Gandhi pens emotional note for brother Rahul as he wins two Lok Sabha seats; 'You fought with love'
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday (June 5) penned an emotional note for brother Rahul after he won both Lok Sabha seats, Rae Bareli and Wayanad.
Taking to her official X handle, she heaped praises on Rahul for fighting the electoral contest with "love, truth and kindness" despite his conviction being doubted.
"You kept standing, no matter what they said and did to you...you never backed down whatever the odds, never stopped believing however much they doubted your conviction, you never stopped fighting for the truth despite the overwhelming propaganda of lies they spread, and you never allowed anger and hatred to overcome you, even when they gifted it to you every day," Priyanka wrote in a post on X.
"You fought with love, truth and kindness in your heart. Those who could not see you, see you now, but some of us have always seen and known you to be the bravest of all. Bhai Rahul Gandhi, I am proud to be your sister," she added.
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Congress puts out stellar show in Lok Sabha polls 2024
Congress put out on display an outstanding growth in over a decade in this year's Lok Sabha polls, defying all that the exit polls and BJP had predicted.
The grand old party won 99 seats, showing a jump in its tally of 52 registered during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and 44 in 2014.
Gandhi triumphed in the Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala as he polled 647,445 votes and won by a margin of 364,422.
His closest rival Annie Raja of the Communist Party of India (CPI) garnered 283,023 votes. BJP candidate K Surendran came in third with 141,045 votes, trailing Gandhi by 506,400 votes.
This was in addition to Gandhi's impressive win in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli where he currently holds the highest winning margin in the state. According to Election Commission data, Gandhi defeated BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh by 390,030 votes.
Gandhi says 'haven't decided yet' on which seat to retain
The Congress leader in a press briefing after winning both seats said that he is yet to finalise his decision on which constituency to retain.
"I have won from Rae Bareli and Wayanad and I thank the voters. I need to decide which seat I will retain. I haven't decided yet," Gandhi said.
"The people of UP understood the politics of the country and the danger to the Constitution, and they safeguarded the Constitution. I want to thank all the states but I would especially thank Uttar Pradesh. I thank them for supporting the Congress party and the INDIA alliance," he added.
(With inputs from agencies)