Congress chief Sonia Gandhi
LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: After giving her rivals enough chance to vent their ire, BSP chiefMayawathi will finally start her campaign in UP on February 1. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi,who has so far watched her son Rahul Gandhi leading from the front,will join him on February 1.
Mayawati has addressed several rallies in Punjab and Uttarakhand , the two states voting on Monday . But in UP, the BSP campaign has so far been spearheaded by party general secretary Satish Mishra who began addressing rallies after Mayawati's birthday on January 15. She will first address a rally in Sitapur where elections are on February 8. She will cover eight out of 10 districts in the first phase by February 5. After Sitapur, she will visit Barabanki before proceeding to Ambedkarnagar and Faizabad on February 2.
Congress chief Sonia will hold her first meeting in Deoria on February 1. "Sonia Gandhi would address election meetings in Gonda and Deoria on February 1," said a party statement. General secretary Rahul Gandhi will hold rallies in Sitapur, Barabanki and Faizabad on January 31.
This will be her first major party programme in the state which has been the hunting ground of the family till the party was relegated to the margins of power matrix during the Ayodhya campaign. It will be yet another evidence of Sonia being back to normal political engagements after her health issues.
Rahul is slated to continue with another leg of public contact from January 31 while sister Priyanka is likely to be back in the family pocket borough of Rae Bareli next week.
The prompt engagement with UP, barely after the campaign stopped in Punjab , reflects the importance attached to the vast state which will have an impact on national politics and the fledgling leadership of Rahul, directly related to the succession plan in the party.
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Mayawati has addressed several rallies in Punjab and Uttarakhand , the two states voting on Monday . But in UP, the BSP campaign has so far been spearheaded by party general secretary Satish Mishra who began addressing rallies after Mayawati's birthday on January 15. She will first address a rally in Sitapur where elections are on February 8. She will cover eight out of 10 districts in the first phase by February 5. After Sitapur, she will visit Barabanki before proceeding to Ambedkarnagar and Faizabad on February 2.
Congress chief Sonia will hold her first meeting in Deoria on February 1. "Sonia Gandhi would address election meetings in Gonda and Deoria on February 1," said a party statement. General secretary Rahul Gandhi will hold rallies in Sitapur, Barabanki and Faizabad on January 31.
This will be her first major party programme in the state which has been the hunting ground of the family till the party was relegated to the margins of power matrix during the Ayodhya campaign. It will be yet another evidence of Sonia being back to normal political engagements after her health issues.
Rahul is slated to continue with another leg of public contact from January 31 while sister Priyanka is likely to be back in the family pocket borough of Rae Bareli next week.
The prompt engagement with UP, barely after the campaign stopped in Punjab , reflects the importance attached to the vast state which will have an impact on national politics and the fledgling leadership of Rahul, directly related to the succession plan in the party.
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2012
Election 2012 News
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