About the Book: Amethi: From Dynasty to Democracy
A PAGE-TURNER ON HOW THE CONGRESS LOST ITS PRIZED BASTION TO SMRITI IRANI IN
2019
Amethi has long been one of Indias most high-profile constituencies. Billed as
'karmabhoomi of the NehruGandhi family, it has been continually held by the
Congress since its inception as a Lok Sabha constituency in 1967, except for
half a dozen years in between. Reports in the national media and Congress
projections have always shown it as a robust and highly developed area.
However, when Smriti Irani stepped into this constituency as the Bharatiya
Janata Party candidate for the 2014 elections, the truth behind the