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- By Parinda News Bureau, April 29, 2006, 12:15 IST
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed her daughter Priyanka Vadra as her election agent for the May 8 Lok Sabha by-elections. The appointment of Priyanka, who was her election agent even in the 2004 general elections, is in line with the practice of the Gandhi family keeping the campaign generally restricted to local Congress leaders and the family.
Priyanka’s brother Rahul Gandhi, MP from the neighbouring Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, is the campaign manager in the current election. He has already been touring the length and breadth of Rae Bareli, which Sonia has often described as her karma bhoomi. In fact, this time the son has taken the mother’s place in a much diplomatic manner. This time Rahul is all set to woo UP voters as he is carefully looking at each aspect of the State’s political and administrative condition. He also seems to be willing and ready to work in UP for its development.
Sonia has made the by-elections a prestige fight by declaring that it would prove where the Opposition stood. She won the 2004 election by a margin of over 2.4 lakh votes and the party claims that it would be bettered this time.
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