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Rahul also interacted with panchayat and block representatives owing allegiance to Congress, which appears to be placing considerable emphasis on improving its show. Rahul's programme in Sambalpur was also significant as it is likely to boost the morale of party workers in its traditional stronghold further. Five of the six sitting Lok Sabha MPs of Congress are from these 17 organisational districts with whose leaders he interacted during the first leg of his Odisha visit.