BJP fields candidate named 'Sonia Gandhi' in Kerala local polls
BJP has fielded candidate named 'Sonia Gandhi' from the Munnar panchayat in Kerala local polls. Sonia's father, late Dure Raj, was a senior Congress leader and named his daughter after ex-Congress President Sonia Gandhi out of admiration for her. Sonia, after getting married, joined BJP as her husband, Subhash, is a BJP worker and currently serves as panchayat general secretary.