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Guwahati, Mar 22 : The campaigning for the two-phase Assam Assembly election, set for April 4 and April 11, is yet to pick up momentum, though most major parties have lined up a long list of star campaigners to woo the voters.
The ruling Congress, bidding for return to power for the third consecutive term, has a long list of prominent persons, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, to campaign for the party.
There are others like Youth Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ambika Soni, Sachin Pilot and Subodh Kant Sahai, party spokesman Bichitra Choduhury said.
The party has also lined up several leaders from the Northeast including Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Dorjee Khandu, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, Mizoram Chief Minister Lalthanhawla, former chief ministers Mukut Mithi of Arunachal Pradesh and S C Jamir of Nagaland.
Assam's Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi went on record recently saying the party would not bring any Bollywood star to campaign for his party, but will solely depend upon its leaders and grassroot workers.
The BJP, not to be left behind, has already launched an aggressive campaign in the state though its national leaders are yet to make their presence felt.
The party has also lined big leaders like former deputy prime minister L K Advani, party president Nitin Gadkari, former presidents Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Naidu, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Varun Gandhi, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Ananth Kumar.
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