Rahul Gandhi to campaign in UP polls

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:37 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI) Congress Member of Parliament from Amethi Rahul Gandhi today announced his plan to campaign in West Uttar Pradesh in the coming Assembly polls in the state.

Party sources said Mr Gandhi will begin his road show from March 18 and will tour 32 constituencies. He will be accompanied by the sittin MLAs, party sources added.

He will also hold meetings and highlight the failures of the Uttar Pradesh government.

The sources added Mr Gandhi will tour Meerut, Ghaziabad, Muzaffarnagar and Bareilly, party sources added.

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Topics: ELECTION-UP-RAHUL

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