The coming bypolls for 12 Assembly seats in the state are not going to be a routine affair for the Congress,as AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi will take active interest in it. State Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi met Rahul on Wednesday and briefed him about the recent review of the party's performance in the Lok Sabha election and submitted a report on the Assembly seats that have become vacant. Usually,senior leadership does not get too much involved in bypolls. But the Congress,confident after its good performance in the Lok Sabha election,wants to make an impact in the Assembly bypolls as well. Joshi said Rahul had agreed to spare a day when he,Digvijay Singh and I will discuss our plan of action for the bypolls. He is taking extra efforts to strengthen the party in UP. We have been told about his mission for 2012 when Assembly elections will be held in UP. Now,we have heard that bypolls will be fought under his guidance,right from the selection of candidates, confirmed a senior Congress leader. The constituencies going to polls are Lucknow West,Malihabad,Jhansi,Padrauna,Rari,Morna,Powyan,Kolasala,Bharthana,Moradabad,Vidhuna,Mugalsarai. The SP held five of these seats,the BJP three,the BSP and RLD one each. The Congress held Padrauna and Jhansi.
