01 April,2014 07:51 AM IST | | Agencies
Actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani will be the BJP's candidate against Rahul Gandhi and apex court lawyer Ajay Aggarwal against Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Smriti Irani will be the BJP's candidate against Rahul Gandhi and apex court lawyer Ajay Aggarwal against Sonia Gandhi, the party announced on Monday.
BJP leader Smriti Irani. File pic
Irani will face the Congress vice president in Amethi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and Aggarwal will taken on Congress president in Rae Bareli in the Lok Sabha election.
The decisions were taken by Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) central election committee in a meeting late Monday.
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The party also announced candidates for some seats in Tamil Nadu.
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