Mumbai: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination papers from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh.
While filing the nomination she was accompanied by her son and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her son-in-law Robert Vadra.
Before filing her nomination papers in the Collectorate here, the UPA President did a road show and worshipped the Congress Central Office here.
Congress general secretary of Uttar Pradesh (East) Priyanka Gandhi, her children Ryan and Mirya and many party leaders joined in the Congress office.
Rae Bareli, where on May 6, the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections will be held, there will be a direct fight between Sonia Jagani and Dinesh Pratap Singh, who had recently left the Congress and joined the BJP.
Sonia Gandhi (72) is seeking re-election from the seat for the fifth time in a row.
Sonia Gandhi had won the seat in 2004, 2006 (by-polls), 2009 and 2014.
