Poor little rich Rae Bareli

Since 2012 when it lost all the Assembly seats in its prize Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency, the Congress has spent an anxious year. It's evident in Priyanka Gandhi taking direct and personal charge of the constituency for her mother. It's evident in the party going all out to keep the ruling Samajwadi Party in good humour to help the seat retain its VIP tag. And, with a surfeit of announcements since 2004, including some last month, it's evident in the schemes that have come the way of this small town...

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