KL Sharma to News18: "I am no paratrooper. I have given the most productive years of my life to Amethi.Rajiv Gandhi ne mujhe dedh block ka in-charge banaya tha.Then I got one state Assembly seat, then three, then one Parliament seat and so on. I'm sure that I will defeat Smriti Irani."
The names of Rahul Gandhi (Raebareli) and KL Sharma (Amethi) were announced on the last day of filing nominations for the May 20 polls. Forty-three years ago, Rahul’s father and former PM Rajiv Gandhi’s candidature for Amethi was announced in a similar fashion