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Sonia Gandhi opting for RS polls admission of Cong's 'looming defeat' in general elections: BJP

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi's decision to opt for the Rajya Sabha is an admission of a “looming defeat” of the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the BJP said on Wednesday. The BJP's reaction came after Gandhi filed her nomination papers in Jaipur for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Rajasthan. Her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra and Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully were present at the time of the nomination filing in the assembly building.
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