Rae Bareli, Apr 22: Dismissing the projections of various opinion and exit polls as contradictory, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today claimed the results will be in favour of Congress which would form the government at the Centre.
"We are heading towards forming a government at the Centre," Gandhi said at a press conference in her Lok Sabha constituency, once held by her mother-in-law Indira Gandhi.
The projections of various exit polls conducted after the first phase of elections on Tuesday are contradictory when the "truth is that the poll results would go in favour of the Congress," she said on the second day of campaigning here.
Gandhi, however, refused to hazard a guess on how many seats the party was likely to win in up and said the results would be positive.

Before embarking on her roadshow, she paid floral tributes to the statue of Gandhi and addressed reporters in a garden named after the late former Prime Minister.


Overwhelmed by the people`s response, an emotional Sonia said she was touched by the respect that was being showered on her in the "family constituency." She also expressed hope that she would win by a huge margin.


Brushing aside reports that she had a soft corner for up Chief Minister Mulayam Singh, she said it was necessary for secular parties to unite for the defeat of communal forces.

However, to a specific query on an alliance with SP she said without naming anyone that "some parties have a tacit understanding among themselves."

Bureau Report