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UP civic polls: Sonia's pocket borough to vote in Gandhis' absentia

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi have kept away from electioneering and canvassing for candidates

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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi with party President Sonia Gandhi. Photo: PTI

Last Updated : Nov 28 2017 | 6:17 PM IST

Rae Bareli, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Sonia Gandhi would witness polling on Wednesday in the third and last phase of the ongoing Uttar Pradesh (UP) civic polls.

Congress is fighting these elections to mostly gauge people’s mood and prepare for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The party's top brass, including Sonia and party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, have kept away from electioneering and canvassing for candidates.

Congress’ electioneering was instead spearheaded by UP Congress chief Raj Babbar. On the other hand, Rahul invested his energies in high octane electioneering for the forthcoming Gujarat polls, where stakes are high for

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