Rahul factor spurs up Congress tally
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New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) Till yesterday he was just another political scion. But, Rahul Gandhi has today emerged a leader in his own right, helping add precious numbers to the Congress tally in Uttar Pradesh and across the country.
Many were quick to write off Rahul, a spitting image of his father late Rajiv Gandhi, as a political force after the Congress received a drubbing in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
But Gandhi, 39, went ahead with his mission of reaching out to the state's youth.
During the thick of Lok Sabha elections this year, his sister Priyanka Vadra had said that her brother was someone who was "ready to sacrifice the today for the future".
His gritty resolve has put the Congress ahead in 20 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, a gain of 11 seats - no mean achievement in a state dominated by regional and caste based political parties.
A report in portal pressbrief.In, set up by Rahul's camp, acknowledged that the huge success of the party can be attributed to the its pro-development ideology, but Rahul's contribution remains undisputed.
Rahul addressed 122 rallies across the country in 35 days, repeatedly reminding the need for young people to participate in the political system. MORE PTI SKL SMI VMN KM 05161303 DELHI
Many were quick to write off Rahul, a spitting image of his father late Rajiv Gandhi, as a political force after the Congress received a drubbing in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
But Gandhi, 39, went ahead with his mission of reaching out to the state's youth.
During the thick of Lok Sabha elections this year, his sister Priyanka Vadra had said that her brother was someone who was "ready to sacrifice the today for the future".
His gritty resolve has put the Congress ahead in 20 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, a gain of 11 seats - no mean achievement in a state dominated by regional and caste based political parties.
A report in portal pressbrief.In, set up by Rahul's camp, acknowledged that the huge success of the party can be attributed to the its pro-development ideology, but Rahul's contribution remains undisputed.
Rahul addressed 122 rallies across the country in 35 days, repeatedly reminding the need for young people to participate in the political system. MORE PTI SKL SMI VMN KM 05161303 DELHI
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