Immediately after the announcement at a press conference, the 78-year-old for former chief minister of Delhi thanked the party High Command for the trust in her.
"I am totally confident we will come up with good results in Uttar Pradesh," Dikshit said
For the Congress, it was a departure from tradition when they named a chief ministerial candidate ahead of a state poll. The decision was reportedly prompted by political strategist Prashant Kishor.
What worked for Dikshit was that she has connections with UP - her father-in-law is from Unnao - and that she is Brahmin, a community which the Congress is trying to woo in the state
This is also a comeback for Dikshit who has been keeping a low profile after she was ousted as CM of Delhi in 2014.
The announcement comes two days after the party named Raj Babbar as its president in the state which goes to polls in the first half of next year
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