Newsbytes
  • India
  • Business
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Auto
  • Lifestyle
  • Inspirational
  • Career
  • Bengaluru
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • Videos
  • Find Cricket Statistics
Hindi
More
Newsbytes
Hindi
Newsbytes
User Placeholder

Hi,

Logout


India
Business
World
Politics
Sports
Science
Entertainment
Auto
Lifestyle
Inspirational
Career
Bengaluru
Delhi
Mumbai
Videos
Find Cricket Statistics

More Links
  • Videos

Download Android App

Follow us on
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Youtube
 
Home / News / Politics News / UP Elections: Sonia, Priyanka to campaign from family strong-holds
  • Politics

    UP Elections: Sonia, Priyanka to campaign from family strong-holds

    Written by
    Vaneet Randhawa
    Edited by
    Gaurav Jeyaraman
    Last updated on Feb 11, 2017, 01:14 pm
    UP Elections: Sonia, Priyanka to campaign from family strong-holds
    Credits:
  • Sonia Gandhi is expected to start campaigning for UP elections from her constituency of Rae Bareli. Priyanka Gandhi is likely to campaign for Rahul Gandhi, who will be contesting from Amethi.

    Sonia had skipped campaigning in Punjab and Goa, showing the importance Congress gives to Uttar Pradesh.

    The Congress will be contesting for a total of 105 seats in UP.

  • In this article
    2017 UP elections: All eyes on the prize Priyanka Gandhi to be the lead campaigner in UP Congress UP campaign kickstarted with Sonia's roadshow Shiela Dikshit to woo the Brahmins: Kishor's UP strategy Rahul Gandhi on a 2500km mahayatra in UP before polls Roadshow may not produce results Impact of the mahayatra Rahul Gandhi to visit Ayodhya UPCC Chief quits to join BJP Congress trouble: 17 leaders quit in support of Rita Joshi Gulabi Gang leader among Congress UP candidates UP Elections: Sonia, Priyanka to campaign from family strong-holds
  • UP elections

    2017 UP elections: All eyes on the prize

    2017 UP elections: All eyes on the prize
    Credits:
  • UP elections (2017) will be crucial as it would decide the fate of 403 seats of the Vidhan Sabha.

    While Samajwadi party will try and stay in power, a close match between the BJP and BSP is expected.

    BJP is attempting to do "social engineering of Hindu castes" by wooing Dalits in UP.

    Congress with Sheila Dikshit as it CM Candidate too is active.

  • Priyanka's role

    Priyanka Gandhi to be the lead campaigner in UP

    Priyanka Gandhi to be the lead campaigner in UP
    Credits:
  • Congress has eventually determined to project Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, as the leader of its Uttar Pradesh campaign for 2017 elections.

    She is expected to hold 150 rallies across UP.

    The announcement comes after Congress's election strategist Prashant Kishor appointed in November 2015 had earlier suggested that Priyanka took on a more prominent role in the UP elections.

  • 02 Aug 2016

    Congress UP campaign kickstarted with Sonia's roadshow

    Congress UP campaign kickstarted with Sonia's roadshow
    Credits:
  • Sonia Gandhi launched Congress' poll campaign for UP with a road show in Varanasi.

    This is the 3rd major program of Congress in UP after the "27 saal-UP behal", Delhi-Kanpur bus yatra and the interactive session with booth level workers with Rahul Gandhi in Lucknow.

    Congress out of power in UP since 27 years is showcasing how UP has degenerated in these 27 years.

  • Brahmin vote bank

    Shiela Dikshit to woo the Brahmins: Kishor's UP strategy

    Shiela Dikshit to woo the Brahmins: Kishor's UP strategy
  • In the 2017 UP elections, Congress's campaign strategist Prashant Kishor will try and woo the UP Brahmin vote bank.

    The" 10% Brahmin vote in UP has become the first vote" and hence the Congress is doing everything to bring the caste into its fold.

    Shiela Dikshit was projected as the CM candidate for this reason and to mobilize the woman vote bank in UP.

  • 06 Sep 2016

    Rahul Gandhi on a 2500km mahayatra in UP before polls

    Rahul Gandhi on a 2500km mahayatra in UP before polls
    Credits:
  • Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi announced his mahayatra from Deoria in eastern Uttar Pradesh to New Delhi from September 6.

    He said that this was a "campaign to help secure rights of the poor, farmers and labourers in government resources."

    The Congress Vice President announced the schedule of the month-long mahayatra which would cover 2,500-km through Uttar Pradesh ahead of the UP polls.

  • Data

    Roadshow may not produce results

  • Sources within the Congress claimed that the party was sceptical of the kisan yatra as Rahul Gandhi had embarked on similar road shows in 2002 and 2007 but it had failed to translate in votes during elections.

  • 06 Sep 2016

    Impact of the mahayatra

    Impact of the mahayatra
    Credits:
  • Gandhi will engage in a door-to-door campaign accumulating 'kisan maagpatras' (farmers demand charters) and will have one-to-one interactions with farmers at Khaat Sabhas.

    These 'khaat sabhas' will be held in 21 districts and alongwith road shows in various large towns and cities.

    During this Congress mahayatra, Gandhi will cover as many as 233 assembly constituencies to reach out to the UP people.

  • 09 Sep 2016

    Rahul Gandhi to visit Ayodhya

    Rahul Gandhi to visit Ayodhya
    Credits:
  • Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is set to visit Ayodhya today, a move touted to be the first by any Nehru-Gandhi family member since 1992.

    He will visit the Hanuman Garhi Temple after which he will proceed to Ambedkar Nagar on the fourth day of the Deoria-Delhi Kisan Yatra.

    The Congress has however stated that there is no political motive behind his visit.

  • Information

    UPCC Chief quits to join BJP

  • Former UPCC Chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi quit the Congress party, citing differences of opinion over the party leadership's decision making. She decided to join hands with the BJP on 19 October, 2016.

  • 27 Oct 2016

    Congress trouble: 17 leaders quit in support of Rita Joshi

    Congress trouble: 17 leaders quit in support of Rita Joshi
  • Spelling more trouble for the Congress in the run up to the 2017 UP elections, 17 leaders close to former UP Congress Chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi tendered their resignation in her support.

    Party secretaries, vice-presidents, women's wing and ward level leaders were among the leaders who quit.

    Congress state unit secretary Shabnam Pandey said "100 to 150 people are ready to resign" in support.

  • 27 Jan 2017

    Gulabi Gang leader among Congress UP candidates

    Gulabi Gang leader among Congress UP candidates
  • Sampat Devi Pal, a social worker and founder of the Gulabi Gang, a group of women seeking justice for crimes against women, is among the candidates put forward by the Congress for the UP elections.

    Party sources said she would be contesting for the seat from Manikpur.

    Congress has so far announced 68 candidates for the elections in UP.

  • 10 Feb 2017

    UP Elections: Sonia, Priyanka to campaign from family strong-holds

    UP Elections: Sonia, Priyanka to campaign from family strong-holds
    Credits:
  • Sonia Gandhi is expected to start campaigning for UP elections from her constituency of Rae Bareli. Priyanka Gandhi is likely to campaign for Rahul Gandhi, who will be contesting from Amethi.

    Sonia had skipped campaigning in Punjab and Goa, showing the importance Congress gives to Uttar Pradesh.

    The Congress will be contesting for a total of 105 seats in UP.

  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Sonia Gandhi
  • Rahul Gandhi
  • Congress
  • Elections
  •  
Latest News
  • Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G, Narzo 30A launched in India
    Realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G, Narzo 30A launched in India
    Science
  • All England Championships 2021: Everything you need to know
    All England Championships 2021: Everything you need to know
    Sports
  • India vs England: Bumrah, Sundar return; England recall Anderson
    India vs England: Bumrah, Sundar return; England recall Anderson
    Sports
  • Motera cricket ground, world's largest, renamed Narendra Modi Stadium
    Motera cricket ground, world's largest, renamed Narendra Modi Stadium
    Sports
  • India vs England, 3rd Test: Visitors elect to bat
    India vs England, 3rd Test: Visitors elect to bat
    Sports
Next News Article
Share
Cancel

Want to share it with your friends too?

Facebook Whatsapp Twitter Linkedin
Copied

Love Politics news?

Subscribe to stay updated.

Politics Thumbnail
India News Business News World News Politics News Sports News Science News Entertainment News Auto News Lifestyle News Inspirational News
Career News Bengaluru News Delhi News Mumbai News Bharti Airtel Mukesh Ambani Indian Premier League Samsung Virat Kohli Rohit Sharma
Cricket News Facebook YouTube Hollywood News WhatsApp Netflix Bollywood News ISRO Spotify Yoga
Honda Batman Football News BMW Vaccine Reliance Jio OPPO Food News, Healthy Recipes Royal Challengers Bangalore Toyota
Fashion Tips Ishant Sharma Farmers Protest Mercedes Isha Ambani India Vs England Cricket OnePlus Mobiles Android TV Smart TV Robert Lewandowski
Marvel Comics Avengers Neha Kakkar Mena Massoud
About Us Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Contact Us News News Archive Topics Archive Find Cricket Statistics
Follow us on
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube
All rights reserved © NewsBytes 2021