Supporters of India's Congress party stand in front of an election poster of Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi January 21. Sonia Gandhi, Italian-born widow of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, is campaigning for the party ahead of the February 16-March 7 elections. Her decision to hit the campaign trail has been a morale booster for the beleaguered party, which ruled India for all but five of its 50 years of independence. A latest national opinion poll says that Sonia's campaign likely to boost Congress Party, but not dramatically.

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