Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Congress fields Sonia, Rahul, Manmohan for campaign

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh are among 35 eminent leaders who will campaign for the party in Uttarakhand for the February 15 Assembly elections.

Other star campaigners for the party in the state include Ambika Soni, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Ashok Gehlot, Virbhadra Singh, Navjot Singh Siddhu, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sachin Pilot, Manish Tiwari and Randeep Singh Surjewala, according to a list sent by the party to the Election Commission of India on Friday.

The covering letter accompanying the list also mentioned the names of Mukul Wasnik, Deepa Dashmunshi, Shobha Oza, Ajay Maken, Harish Rawat, Kishore Upadhyay and Indira Hridayesh.