Rahul to skip seats in family bastion Raebareli

Raebareli will vote in the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh on February 23

Assembly election 2017, UP Elections 2017, Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh yadav

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File photo of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (right) with Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi during a joint press conference in Lucknow

Amit Agnihotri New Delhi

Last Updated : Feb 17 2017 | 1:29 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi will skip the two Assembly segments, Unchahar and Sareni, falling under the Raebareli parliamentary constituency on Friday as alliance partners Samajwadi Party and the Congress are locked in a friendly fight in these.

Instead, Gandhi will address rallies in Raebareli city and Maharajganj on Friday to seek votes for Congress nominees. Congress President Sonia Gandhi represents Raebareli in the Lok Sabha while Rahul Gandhi represents neighbouring Amethi.

Sources said Gandhi had his eyes on the larger objective of his political partnership with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, which may well provide the template against the Bharatiya Janata Party in

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