Rahul Gandhi holds meeting to discuss party's prospects for UP assembly polls

Gandhi is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency

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Press Trust of India Amethi
Last Updated : Feb 20 2016 | 1:10 PM IST
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today met Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh to discuss the party's prospects for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections.

Speaking to reporters here, Singh said Rahul held talks on the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections slated early next year.

Rahul is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency.

In a closed door meeting with legislators in Lucknow on Thursday, Rahul had discussed option of forming an alliance for the assembly elections on the pattern of Bihar where the party put up a good show as part of grand alliance in the assembly polls winning 27 of 41 seats contested, a party MLA had said on condition of anonymity.
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First Published: Feb 20 2016 | 12:48 PM IST

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