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40-year-old daughter of sonia Gandhi and Congress’ star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday carried out a roadshow in Sultanpur to woo voters. Priyanka started her roadshow from Lambhua along with Rahul, where a meeting was addressed by the Congress general secretary. Appealing to youths, he said that the aim was not to achieve power, but Congress’ agenda was to give youths employment in UP itself and rid its people of poverty and anarchy.
After Lambhua meeting, Priyanka continued with her roadshow at more than 12 places, covering a distance of more than 60 kilometres, party sources sources said.
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Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi declared that the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh would taste defeat at the hands of his party in the 2012 Assembly elections.
Mr. Gandhi scotched rumours of a tie-up between the Congress and the BSP in the light of the latter’s support to the UPA government on the cut motion in Parliament.
Days after the BSP extended support to the UPA against opposition-sponsored cut motions in Parliament, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi clarified that there is no pact between the Congress and the BSP. In fact, he said, there would be no pact with the…