From riding a bicycle to being Congress' 'secret weapon' in Amethi, read KL Sharma's inside story

During the ground visit in Amethi, dna has felt that Kishori Lal Sharma is not a new name for the public. He has his own identity in Amethi. dna Exclusive: When congress announced Kishori Lal Sharma's name against Union minister and bjp leader smriti irani for Amethi lok sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, everyone considered it a surprise move. Many people were shocked by this announcement, because it was believed that rahul gandhi, who lost the 2019 election to smriti irani, would try his luck again on this seat. On the contrary, congress has surprised everyone by announcing Kishori Lal Sharma's name from Amethi at the last moment like its 'secret weapon'. KL Sharma's name is not new for Amethi

During its ground visit in Amethi, dna felt that Kishori Lal Sharma is not a new name here. The local public and those who know Amethi politics know very well who KL Sharma is. Many people told dna that they remember the days when he (KL Sharma) used to roam around Amethi on a bicycle. Most people know him as a common man and a loyal party worker. TRENDING NOW

From Rajiv to sonia, he has been closely associated with everyone

Local people know KL Sharma for his good behavior since he first came to Amethi. KL Sharma, a native of Ludhiana, Punjab, started his association with the congress when he first started working for former prime minister and congress leader Rajiv Gandhi. After Rajiv Gandhi's death in 1991, he started working with congress leader Captain Satish Sharma in Amethi. He has also worked with sonia gandhi in a very close capacity in Amethi. When sonia gandhi contested elections from here in 1999, he was the in-charge of her parliamentary constituency. A few years later, he also worked as in-charge of both Amethi and Rae bareli parliamentary seats. Later, he went with sonia gandhi when she vacated Amethi seat and went to Rae Bareli.

Sharma himself was surprised when his candidature was announced from Amethi

Most people would not know that KL Sharma himself was surprised when congress announced his candidature from Amethi. Sources told dna that after the announcement, he did not come out of the room for about 2 hours, because he was not expecting his name to be in the list. congress and especially the gandhi family are expected to leave no stone unturned for his campaign as they believe that Sharma can defeat smriti irani this time and return the gandhi family's stronghold to them.


Priyanka gandhi will campaign for Sharma in Amethi

Sources told dna that priyanka gandhi herself is going to put all her energy into the campaign this time. Currently, priyanka is busy campaigning for her brother rahul gandhi in Rae bareli, but in the coming days, she is fully prepared to reach Amethi and campaign for gandhi family loyalist KL Sharma.
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09/05/2024 09:42 AM