BJP MP and Union Minister Smriti Irani performed `Griha Pravesh` rituals along with her husband Zubin Irani at their new residence in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. Griha Pravesh is a Hindu ritual that encompasses a puja ceremony on an auspicious muhurta when a person moves into a new house. Visuals emerged of Smriti Irani Griha Pravesh ceremony where she was seen performing rituals along with her husband. In 2019, the minister announced that she would get a permanent house in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. She has challenged Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi seat this Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Notably, Rahul Gandhi lost to Smriti Irani in the 2019 elections from Amethi.