Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary D. Raja on Saturday said a leader of Rahul Gandhi’s stature should contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from a seat where he can directly challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, even as he said it is a political party’s prerogative to decide who would it field from a seat.
The remarks came a day after the Congress announced that Mr. Gandhi will contest the parliamentary polls, likely to be held in April-May, from Wayanad in Kerala, the seat he currently represents in the Lok Sabha. CPI’s Annie Raja, wife of D. Raja, has been fielded as the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate from Wayanad.
