Congress to release an exclusive 'manifesto' for prized state of UP

The 'mini manifesto' would address various burning socioe-conomic issues in UP, which accounts for 80 Lok Sabha seats and is key to the formation of any government at the Centre

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi. Photo: @INCIndia

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 09 2019 | 4:26 PM IST

Congress, which is betting big on the prized state of Uttar Pradesh for its revival and turnaround in electoral fortunes, is preparing a manifesto exclusively for the state.

The ‘mini-manifesto’ would address various burning socio-economic issues in UP, which accounts for 80 Lok Sabha seats and is key to the formation of any government at the Centre.

Congress had released its manifesto for Lok Sabha elections 2019 in New Delhi on April 3 in the presence of party president Rahul Gandhi, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

The manifesto did not include promises made by its senior

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