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Confident that Congress will be able to improve tally in UP Assy polls: Sheila

Confident that Congress will be able to improve tally in UP Assy polls: Sheila
New Delhi, Jul 14 (UNI) Shortly after being declared as chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh, senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit today exuded confidence that the party would be able to improve its performance in the assembly polls, scheduled early next year. Addressing mediapersons after the announcement, Ms Dikshit said, ''I am confident that with hard team work, the party will be able to improve its tally in state assembly polls.'' The three-time Delhi Chief Minister Ms Dikshit also thanked the party leadership for making her the party’s face for state assembly polls even as she admitted that conquering this Hindi heartland state will be a challenging task for her. ''It’s a big responsibility. I want to thank party high command for believing in me. UP is a big state, it will be a challenge. ''Accepting a challenge is a good thing, and we accept it,'' said Ms Dikshit in her first reaction. She said she will try her best to live up to the expectation of Congress, which has entrusted her with mammoth task for reviving party’s electoral fortunes in the most populous state. The 78-year-old Dikshit said the Congress will go into fray in Uttar Pradesh with a clear hope to win this time. Pressing for a bigger role of Nehru Gandhi scion Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in UP polls, Ms Dikshit stressed that the former was quite popular among party workers and masses and that she wants that Ms Vadra contribute in polls. Speaking about the state politics, Ms Dikshit said, ''People of UP should not tolerate anymore. The state should be number one.'' Ms Dikshit is no stranger to UP politics, being the daughter-in-law of Uma Shankar Dikshit, a veteran Congress man and former Minister. During 1984 and 1989, she represented Kannauj parliamentary constituency of the state. Earlier, Congress poll strategist Prashant Kishor had advised party’s top brass to make a Brahmin party’s face in Uttar Pradesh. Many are seeing Ms Dikshit elevation in this context. UNI RG/AR RSA AE 1935
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