Sheila Dikshit: Congress chief minister candidate for up election 2017

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit signing organ donation card 

  Former Delhi chief minister 78-year old Sheila Dikshit will lead Congress's campaign in Uttar Pradesh election 2017.  Congress party's election strategist Prashant Kishor had recommended that Sheila Dikshit should play a major role in the party’s poll campaign in the State as she is a prominent Brahmin face and could help Congress regain the support of the electorally sizeable community.

Uttar pradesh election 2017

 Summary of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2012 result

uttar pradesh election 2017 will be held in 2017 for the 403 seats of the Vidhan Sabha in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.  The dates of the election are yet to be announced, as of November 2016. In the previous election in 2012, the Samajwadi Party won a majority and formed government in the leadership of Akhilesh Yadav.