Amethi: Congress Party national president Rahul Gandhi lost to Smriti Irani in his family fortress Amethi Lok Sabha election. The two-member committee of the Congress revealed that lack of support of Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is the main reason for their defeat.

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The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was accompanied by her representative, Congress secretary Jubeir Khan and her in Rae Bareli constituency. L. Sharma clearly told that the Amethi units of SP and BSP did not support the Congress and a large section of their votes went to the BJP's account.

A local leader has informed that, "is simple maths. Rahul Gandhi had received votes 2019 (4.13 lakh votes) over the 2014 Lok Sabha elections (4.08 lakh votes). The BSP candidate received 2014 votes in 75,716. If this vote Had Congress won, the Congress would have conquered. The BJP's Smriti Irani outclassed Rahul Gandhi by a margin of 55,000 votes. "

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Amethi's District Congress President Yogendra Mishra also endorsed the allegation, saying that the SP and the BSP did not cooperate with the Congress, while their leaders had announced the support of Rahul. Yogendra Mishra has said that, former "SP Anil Prajapati, the son of Minister Gayatri Prajapati was openly seeking votes in support of Smriti Irani. From Gauriganj to SP MLA Rakesh Singh went with the BJP to keep his block heads and district Panchayat members afloat. "