Polling for 14 seats in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh would be held on Wednesday to decide the fate of 233 candidates, including political heavyweights Sonia Gandhi and Rajnath Singh.
Three Union Ministers and chairperson of a national commission are also in the fray in this phase which covers Bundelkhand region and parts of central UP.
The focus would be on Rae Bareli and Lucknow Lok Sabha seats from where Congress President Sonia Gandhi and BJP President Rajnath Singh are in the fray.
Sonia, who is contesting from her traditional Rae Bareli, has no major contestant against her with SP deciding not to field its candidate against her.
The prestigious Lucknow Lok Sabha seat, which is in limelight with the entry of BJP national president Rajnath Singh in the fray, is set to witness a tricky contest.
Rajnath, who is facing a four-cornered fight, has two tasks at hand - first to maintain legacy of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and second to ensure a victory margin matching with his political stature.
Ever since the Ram temple movement, BJP has never lost the Lucknow seat. The people of the city had elected Vajpayee for five-times on the trot between 1991 to 2004.
Rajnath, a sitting MP from Ghaziabad, is facing challenge from former UP Congress state president and sitting MLA Rita Bahuguna Joshi.
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