Sonia, Vajpayee address rallies in Lucknow

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, campaigning for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in his constituency of Lucknow on Wednesday, appealed to people "to come out and vote in good numbers" in the remaining rounds of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Meanwhile UPA chairperson and Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi promised equality for all her main plank at election rallies.