Cong hails poll schedule; says it`s raring to go

New Delhi: Congress on Saturday hailed the
announcement of Assembly poll schedule in Uttar Pradesh and
four other states, saying the exercise will again show that it
is the only pan-Indian party.

"The Congress is raring to go. It is fit as a fighting
machine. It will show yet again that it is the only pan-Indian
party with a strong presence in every nook and corner of the
country," party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said.
The Election Commission today announced a seven-phased
poll in Uttar Pradesh from February 4 to 28, while assembly
elections in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa will be held
in a single-phase.
PTI