Sonia Gandhi to contest from Rae Bareli

NEW DELHI: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Rae Bareli in UP, party sources said on Tuesday, seeking to end speculation of her retirement. "She will be contesting the polls from Rae Bareli," said the source. There is speculation of Sonia retiring from active politics on health grounds and making the way for daughter Priyanka Gandhi to contest from Rae Bareli which Sonia has been winning since 1999.