The Congress, which had won 83 out of 85 Lok Sabha seats in undivided Uttar Pradesh in 1984, saw a significant decline in its fortunes by 2014, managing to win only Rae Bareli and Amethi.
Congress yet to announce candidates for Rae Bareli and Amethi. Rahul Gandhi likely to contest from Wayanad again, with demand to also field him from Amethi. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's name proposed for Rae Bareli.