NEW DELHI: Solar Scam accused Saritha S Nair, who had contested against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister and BJP candidate Smriti Irani in Amethi, has managed to secure 148 till now.
Saritha decided to contest from Amethi, the Uttar Pradesh constituency the whole country had been keenly watching, only after her nomination to contest from Kerala was rejected.
In the constituency where Smirit Irani is leading, Rahul Gandhi is in the second position.
Saritha had already made it clear that her intention was not to win the election.
Saritha’s initial plan was to contest against Hibi Eden (against whom she had made sexual harassment charges) in Ernakulam and Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad but in both places, her nominations were rejected. It was after that he headed towards Amethi to contest as an independent candidate.