Rahul Gandhi may relinquish 12 Tughlaq Lane & opt for 7 Safdarjung Lane for his new home

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi may choose 7 Safdarjung Lane for his new residence.

Actually, Gandhi has been searching for another option for his residence besides 12 Tughlaq Lane, IANS reported, citing sources, on Wednesday.

Rahul Gandhi had to vacate his official residence of 12 Tughlaq Lane after he was disqualified as a Member of Parliament (MP) earlier this year. But, after his disqualification was revoked by the Supreme Court on August 4, Rahul was allotted the same residence.


The Estate Office had asked Rahul Gandhi to reply within eight days if he wanted the same house or not.

However, Rahul Gandhi has seen one more bungalow in the national capital.

He, along with his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had visited 7 Safdarjung Lane house in the Lutyen's zone.

However, it is not yet clear if he has decided to shift to 7 Safdarjung Lane or will keep the same 12 Tugglaq Lane residence.

The 7 Safdarjung Lane House was allotted to the legal heirs of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gaekwad in the year 1980 in his capacity as a Member of Parliament.

The Maharaja remained the MP till November 27, 1989, and the allotment was canceled on December 27, 1989.

In October last year, the Delhi High Court upheld the 2001 eviction order passed against the heirs of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gaekwad (Now Deceased) for Safdarjung Lane Bungalow in New Delhi.

Rahul Gandhi had vacated his residence on April 22, a month after the Surat court convicted him in a 2019 Modi surname remarks defamation case.

He had then shifted to the house of his mother and former party chief, Sonia Gandhi, at 10 Janpath.