Battle for UP: Can Congress contain BJP?

Facing heat over her 'vote-cutting' remarks from the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said that her party had fielded strong candidates against the BJP to win the Lok Sabha elections.

On Wednesday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had said in Amethi that her party's strong candidates will win on their own and the weaker candidates will cut into the BJP's votes.

So, in the battle for UP, can Congress contain BJP?