'Accepted defeat': Union minister Smriti Irani takes jibe at Rahul Gandhi over Rae Bareli move

Union Minister and BJP's nominee from Amethi, Smriti Irani, asserted that the Congress had essentially acknowledged their loss in the constituency even before a single vote was cast. She pointed out that with the announcement of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress candidate for the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, the opposition party's move to field a "proxy candidate" like Kishori Lal Sharma indicated a lack of confidence in their chances of winning.