As the Gujarat state of Western India goes to polls in two phases, December 13 and 17, 2012, a look at the Congress party's role in the elections

Indian Congress President Sonia Gandhi (C) waves to her supporters during an election rally ahead of the Gujarat state polls in Godsamba village near Mandvi in Surat district, some 300 kms from Ahmedabad, on December 7, 2012.