The Congress on May 6 appointed former Chief Ministers Bhupesh Baghel and Ashok Gehlot as All India Congress Committee(AICC) senior observers for Rae Bareli and Amethi Parliamentary constituencies, respectively.
In the frontline: On Rahul Gandhi contesting from Rae Bareli
Ending weeks of suspense, the Congress on May 3 announced that Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Rae Bareli, the constituency held by his mother Sonia Gandhi for the last two decades, and Kishori Lal Sharma, a close aide of the Gandhi family, will fight from Amethi.