Rae Bareli: As Congress turncoat and BJP candidate from Rae Bareli, Dinesh Pratap Singh, prepares to take on UPA chairperson and four-time MP, Sonia Gandhi, voters say they are convinced that she will retain the seat. While the BJP is trying to project the polls in Rae Bareli -- one of the country's most high-profile constituencies, as a contest between 'parivarvaad' (dynastic politics) of the Congress and development, people say they can't trust a man who "betrayed" the Gandhis. Singh, a local strongman, was chosen by the BJP over Ajay Agarwal, a Supreme Court lawyer, who had contested from the seat in Uttar Pradesh's Awadh region in the 2014 general election.

Top BJP leaders including party president Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have campaigned to garner support for Singh, trying to convince voters to switch from "the family" to usher in growth. Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, who joined the BJP last month, will also hold a roadshow in Rae Bareli, which goes to polls on May 6, on Saturday. Once a confidante of the Gandhis, Singh dubbed the Congress a "private limited company" of the first family.