Rahul to visit Eastern UP

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will begin election campaign in eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh from January 7. He will address rallies in Varanasi, Deoria, Mau and other districts of Uttar Pradesh.

He has already covered central and western districts of the state. According to sources, Congress scion is hoping to win hundred seats this time and emerge as a strong alternative to Bahujan Samaj Party.

“All efforts are being made to woo the votes of various communities in the state excluding the Yadav vote bank,” said sources.

Party has assured the minority community to implement the recommendations of Sachar Committee report if it comes to power. Muslims were earlier a strong vote bank of the party. The Centre had allocated about Rs 3,000 crore to the state for the development of Muslim dominated districts. The Congress has also announced to increase the fund for scholarships for the Minority students.

Since, BJP is strong in eastern UP , congress has laid a well plan strategy in order to woo the forward class vote bank. Alliance with RLD is also expected to improve congress prospects in western UP where RLD is in the strongest position.