Congress formally announced on Sunday that Rahul Gandhi would contest from Wayanad in Kerala besides his traditional stronghold of Amethi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, a move the party said was intended to strike a chord with south India but one which attracted a hostile reaction from the Left.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/kerala/news/rahul-gandhi-makes-a-southern-outreach-via-wayanad/articleshow/68661482.cms