Sonia hails Rahul for Cong's victory in UP

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday praised her son Rahul's role in the party's revival in Uttar Pradesh.

"Rahul Gandhi's efforts have helped the Congress do well. I am happy that Congress has done well in Uttar Pradesh after so many years," she said during her first visit to her constituency that gave her a victory margin of over 3.7 lakh votes in the recent elections.

The Congress, which had won nine seats in UP in the 2004 elections, bagged 21 in the recent elections.