April 29, 2024: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani filed her nomination papers for Amethi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Monday and expressed confidence that people will bless the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the elections.

Smriti Irani was accompanied by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav while submitting her nomination papers.

"For the service of Amethi, I have filed my nomination today. In the last 5 years in Amethi, 1,14,000 houses have been built under PM Awas Yojana, 1.5 lakh families received electricity connections and over 4 lakh farmers received PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi...I am hopeful that people will bless PM Modi, BJP," she told reporters after filing her nomination papers.

Amethi will vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20.

While Smriti Irani has filed her nomination papers, Congress is yet to declare its candidate from the seat amid specualtions that Rahul Gandhi will be in the fray again from the seat, which is considered a traditional stronghold of Congress. Rahul Gandhi has won three Lok Sabha polls from Amethi.