 "Children transport drinking water near Darai village in the Bundelkhand region. Photo: Reuters")
Sonia Gandhi, former Congress president, recently visited her parliamentary constituency, Rae Bareli, after one and a half years. Congress President Rahul Gandhi also visited his Amethi pocket borough. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are also among prominent national-level politicos who have touched base in Uttar Pradesh this month.
With the crucial 2019 Lok Sabha poll just about 12 months away, UP, which has been a virtual fulcrum of successive general elections, is buzzing with political activity. In the months to come, high-profile footfalls would only increase in intensity and frequency.
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