Tuesday, January 11 2005 15:40 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Rae Bareli: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today (Jan 11, 2005) said the prospects of her party in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana "were good".

Congress ke prospects achhey hain (Congress prospects are good), Gandhi told reporters in reply to a query during an informal chat in Rae Bareli on the concluding day of her two-day visit to her Lok Sabha constituency.

On being asked about the measures being undertaken to alleviate the sufferings of the Tsunami victims, Gandhi said the "Central Government was doing everything possible for them".

She said that the services of the NGOs have also been solicited, while the Rajiv Gandhi foundation is also doing its best in this regard.

Gandhi said a programme titled 'interact' was also being launched, which would sponsor children orphaned in the calamity.