15 candidates in Sultanpur; BJP eyes lotus bloom after 16 yrs

Interestingly, a senior Congress office bearer, speaking on condition of anonymity, told PTI that a number of party workers who were annoyed with Sanjay Singh for one reason or the other are silently working for Varun.  
“Backwards were ignored in the organisation. Grassroots workers were sidelined at the expense of newcomers,” says a district general secretary of Congress, Srinath Verma, when asked about the problems the party faces in these polls.  

Understandably, Priyanka Gandhi, bowing to the demands from Sanjay Singh camp, made an appeal to party workers a fortnight back, asking them to work to ensure the victory of Congress candidate Amita Singh.

She said that though Varun is her brother, he has “gone astray” by joining BJP.  While Varun maintained that his silence and dignity should not be construed as weakness, Priyanka hit back saying it's an “ideological battle” and not a “family tea party”.