Southern discomfort: It’s INDIA vs INDIA in Wayanad

The maiden southern electoral foray of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 had catapulted the picturesque hill constituency of Wayanad — tucked in the Western Ghats, with its landslide-prone mountain faces and steep cliffs — into the national spotlight. This time, Rahul is taking on CPI’s Annie Raja, general secretary of the party’s women’s wing.