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Rahul Gandhi battles for seat as election end nears
Parvez Jabri
07 May, 2014
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2014/05/rahul-gandhi.jpg">AMETHI: Rahul Gandhi, scion of India's political dynasty and frontman for the ruling Congress party, battled to defend his parliamentary seat on Wednesday as the world's biggest general election entered its final stages.</P><P>Gandhi, 43, whose lacklustre leadership of the Congress election campaign has drawn criticism, travelled to his northern constituency in Amethi to witness voting first-hand.</P><P>Standing for re-election in Amethi, the family's bastion for more than 30 years, he was easily returned to parliament in 2009 with 72 percent of the vote, but this time around some sense a change in mood. </P><P>More than 95 million voters are eligible to vote in 64 seats in the penultimate leg of the election, which ends with results on May 16. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to oust Congress from power after 10 years.</P><P>)