Genre: News > India

Apr 10, 2009: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar would hold a joint rally at Sakoli in Maharashtra's Bhandara District ahead of Lok Sabha elections on Friday.

Sonia and Pawar would be campaigning for NCP leader Praful Patel who is contesting polls from Bhandara-Gondia constituency.

The rally is considered significant as Pawar had addressed a gathering with BJD chief Naveen Patnaik in Orissa two days ago; triggering speculations of keeping his post-election alliance open.  

The Congress president would also address election gatherings for her party candidates from Chandrapur, Yavatmal and Ramtek.

Background

Born as Edvige Antonia Albina Maino in Lusiana, Italy on December 9, 1946, Sonia Gandhi entered politics after the assassination of her husband Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

She steered Congress to power in the 2004 general elections.

She is also the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)

Sonia Gandhi had contested from Rae Bareilly in 2004 and won with a huge margin.

After the office of profit controversy, she resigned from the Parliament in 2007. Sonia later won the bye election by over four lakh votes.

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