Priyanka Gandhi's secretary has been reportedly asked to leave Amethi after BJP candidate Smriti Irani complained against her presence in a polling booth. There were reports of an altercation between the secretary, Priti Sahay, and Irani, who tweeted, "Smt Vadra's secretary Priti Sahay at Thouri not a local still vocal in opposing my presence at the booth."

Irani has also alleged in a series of tweets that a local Congress leader had intimidated a BJP polling agent in a booth in Amethi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Congress number 2 Rahul Gandhi.