Fought hard, now waiting for UP poll results, says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

LUCKNOW: Undeterred by projections for the Congress in exit polls, party national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said every member of the party made wholehearted efforts in elections and she would wait for the results.

Priyanka, who was in Lucknow to lead a ‘padyatra’ on the International Women’s Day, said: “I will wait for the actual outcome on March 10. I am happy that the party could contest on 400-plus seats after almost three decades.”

“We fought as hard as we could. We will wait and see the results,” she said. Most of the exit polls have projected negligible to marginal improvement for the Congress in terms of seats and votes.

For instance, the Times Now-Veto exit poll has predicted 225 seats for the BJP, 151 for

SP-RLD

, 14 for BSP and nine for Congress. Likewise, Today’s Chanakya has predicted 294 seats for BJP, 105 for SP-RLD, two seats for BSP and just one for Congress.

Priyanka said March 8 was the day to celebrate the achievements of extraordinary women from all walks of life. She also lauded 159 women candidates for their commitment and grit.

“It is not easy to come out and contest an election,” she said.

Priyanka led the ‘padyatra’ which began from 1090 Crossing and culminated at the Veerangna

Uda Devi

Crossing. She also garlanded the statue of Uda Devi, who had participated in the uprising of 1857.

Congress spokesperson

Uma Shankar Pandey

said the party’s ‘Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon’ campaign would prove to be a milestone in the Indian politics. “Those dismissing our campaign as a poll gimmick will eventually realise that our effort will change the course of politics for the betterment of society,” he said.