Delhi polls: Congress leaders will begin campaigning in last leg

Widely predicted to remain a distant third in the tri-cornered Capital contest, the Congress 'trimurti' of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh will hit the campaign road only during the last leg between February 1 and 5.

According to sources, Congress president Sonia will address a rally on February 1 in South Delhi's Kalkaji while party vice-president Rahul and former prime minister Singh would seek votes in separate public meetings to be held on February 5, the last day of the campaign for the February 7 Assembly polls.

The brass is likely to play on the development work done under 15 years of Congress rule in Delhi. The Congress is also expected to remind the voters not to fall for "the hollow promises" of both AAP and the BJP, and assure that only the Grand Old Party can provide a stable government.

The Congress said, at the moment, all the three key parties, were estimating the mood of the voters and the picture would become clearer in the last week, after the high-profile visit of US President Barack Obama.

Congress managers said they are closely watching the internal bickering in the BJP after the party nominated former IPS officer Kiran Bedi as its chief ministerial candidate.

The Congress camp is also of the view that there is no visible public anger against it among voters, unlike the 2013 polls, and this could help the party gain a good number of seats.