Congress names Priyanka as 'star campaigner' for UP polls
January 24, 2017  18:16
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After having played a key role in sealing a deal with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been announced as one of the star campaigners of the Congress for the upcoming assembly elections.

Priyankas name figures in the list of 40 star campaigners and it is expected that she would play a prominent role in the elections.

With the alliance almost seeing a deadlock, it was saved by the last minute intervention of Priyanka with the Congress settling with 105 seats and the Samajwadi Party with 298 seats.

Besides Priyanka, the other star campaigners include Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, Congress general secretary Ahmed Patel and senior Congress leaders Raj Babbar, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Pramod Tiwari, Randeep Surjewala, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Manish Tewari.

Earlier, it was reported that she will not campaign beyond Rae Bareli and Amethi, but her name figuring in the star campaigners' list fuels speculations that she might get a larger role in the campaigning. -- ANI
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