Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh),May 16: In distinction to her party’s rout in Uttar Pradesh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday appeared set to retain her Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat.

According to election officers, she led over BJP’s Ajay Agarwal by 1.21 lakh votes.

The only different Congress candidate leading in Uttar Pradesh was its vice chairman Rahul Gandhi (Amethi).

Sonia Gandhi was initial elected from Rae Bareli in 2004 and again in 2009. She was earlier the Amethi MP.