and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will today thank voters of Rae Bareli and Amethi after Congress party won both the Lok Sabha seats in the recently concluded general elections by defeating BJP candidates and Dinesh Pratap Singh. The thanksgiving event will take place in Rae Bareli.

In the recently held Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi defeated Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Pratap Singh in the Rae Bareli constituency while Congress' Kishori Lal Sharma wrested the Amethi seat from Union minister Smriti Irani.

The event to thank the voters will be held on the Bhuemau Guest House premises in Raebareli on Tuesday instead of Amethi, the Congress' Amethi district unit chief Pradeep Singhal said, adding the decision was taken to avoid the scorching heat.

Singhal said that along with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, newly elected Amethi MP Kishori Lal Sharma will also be present in this programme.

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