NEW DELHI: After the announcement of Congress President Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Kerala's Wayanad seat, senior party leader Prakash Karat said that they would "work to ensure the defeat of Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad"

The CPM-led Left Democratic Front has already fielded CPI's PP Suneer from the seat.

Prakash Karat said., "The decision of Congress to field Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad shows their priority now is to fight against Left in Kerala. It goes against Congress' national commitment to fight BJP, as in Kerala it's LDF which is the main force fighting BJP there. He further added, "To pick a candidate like Rahul Gandhi against Left means that Congress is going to target the Left in Kerala. This is something which we will strongly oppose and in this election we will work to ensure the defeat of Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad".

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TheGrand old Party has  announced its party chief's decision today, but pitched it as a move to counter what it called the Narendra Modi government's efforts to create a "deep divide" between the north and south India.

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Senior party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala, Said this is a fight against those forces who "seek to divide India based on colour, language, based on way of life, based on food habits and based on the clothes you wear.”  He further added, "That's why Rahul Gandhi said 'I will represent Amethi but I will also represent the southern states for they are an important part of India's way of life and India' way forward'.”