Priyanka Gandhi won't be a factor in LS polls in UP: Dinesh

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma Friday said Priyanka Gandhi's appointment as Congress general secretary for eastern UP will not be a factor in the coming Lok Sabha elections as she had unsuccessfully campaigned for the party in the last two parliamentary polls.

The people of Uttar Pradesh will reject the "opportunist" SP-BSP alliance and BJP would increase its tally over that of the last Lok Sabha polls, he claimed.

"Earlier in the two parliamentary polls Priyanka Gandhi had campaigned for the party, but it had not yielded any results. Our leaders Narendra Modiji, Amit Shahji and UP CM Yogiji will defeat the opposition in the next Lok Sabha polls," he said to questions.

In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, BJP had swept the polls in Uttar Pradesh by winning 71 out of the 80 Lok Sabha seats. Its alliance partner Apna Dal had also won two seats.

"This time the BJP-led NDA will win at least 74 seats from UP this time. Our tally will increase by at least one seat," he