Rahul Gandhi to lead UPA’s campaign in 2014 electios

New Delhi: Congress on Monday declared that Rahul Gandhi will lead UPA’s campaign in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and take up an “important responsibility ” in the party “very soon”.
Congress spokesperson P C Chacko appeared confident about UPA-III with the party planning to go for both ties ups before and after the polls in a  big way.
He also added that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be the helm till 2014.  “This has no relation. He is the Prime Minister. This government will continue till 2014. He is the Prime Minister till 2014,” Chacko said when asked about Manmohan Singh’s fate if Rahul is to be projected in the next elections.
“The party is overwhelmingly in favour of Rahul Gandhi taking a larger responsibility. He was not very willing. Now he has agreed to it. He will lead UPA’s election campaign for 2014,” he said.
The assertions by party leaders come at a time when there is talk of formation of a non-Congress non-BJP formation in the political arena. “We are recognising the reality of coalition politics in India,” a leader said adding to the growing feeling in the party in favour of strong alliances.

Rahul himself was one of the main factors the party’s decision to go it alone in the Assembly elections in Bihar and UP and suffered badly. The party has already set up a Committee headed by Rahul for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. One of the sub-committees set up is look for pre-poll alliances.

To a question whether Rahul will lead Congress campaign or UPA’s election campaign, the leader said that election will be fought on UPA platform and not on Congress platform.

The assertions by party leaders have come ahead of Congress Chintan Baithak to be organised in Jaipur in January, where the party is likely to take close look on the issue of alliances.