"Congress President Sonia Gandhi yesterday instructed me to go to Mumbai and take reponsibilty of 37 seats around Mumbai," Jaiswal told PTI today.
The former coal minister said he has been given the responsiblity of assisting the leaders contesting elections, participating in door-to-door campign for the party, and coordinating between party workers.
Jaiswal is leaving for Mumbai tomorrow and will be staying there until the elections.
Jaiswal said he believed that he would be able to do good work as he has visited Mumbai many times before and he knew the party workers very well there.
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