Only for the joyride? It’s a catch-22 situation now for the Gandhis. If they fight, there is a problem, if they don’t, there is a bigger problem — the tag of ‘runaway netas’ will stick to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and this would give enough reason for Irani to have a cakewalk. More importantly for the BJP to permanently make the point that Rahul Gandhi is not really a fighter as he has been made out to be. In 2024, Rahul Gandhi is confronted with the Amethi dilemma again. He remains tight-lipped while the party has left the decision to him. Now that the people in Wayanad have voted, he can’t prolong his decision any longer. His indecision has also delayed the announcement of the Congress candidate in neighbouring Raebareli, the seat vacated by Sonia Gandhi. Amethi and Raebareli will go to polls on 20 May. The Gandhi family has just four days to decide; the last date for filing nomination papers in these constituencies is 3 May.
https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/why-congress-cant-afford-rahul-gandhi-to-sit-out-amethi-contest/2061673/
https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/rahul-or-priyanka-gandhi-wholl-contest-lok-sabha-election-amethi-raebareli-congress-chief-malikarjun-kharge-to-decide-11714234853706.html
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/couldnt-care-less-smriti-irani-on-congresss-amethi-candidate-5551288