India, March 11 -- The Congress is trying to regain lost ground in Gorakhpur region, riding piggyback on the turncoats who have influence over their caste in the area.

Amanmani Tripathi, former MLA and son of gangster-turned-politician Amarmani Tripathi joined the Congress in New Delhi, triggering buzz that he or a member of the Tripathi family having clout over the upper caste- Brahmin community in east Uttar Pradesh might contest the coming Lok Sabha election on Congress ticket from Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat.

Earlier, former minister in Bahujan Samaj Party (2007-12) Sadal Prasad joined the Congress on March 6 in New Delhi in presence of Congress UP in-charge Avinash Pande and UP Congress Committee president, Ajay Rai. The Congress mi...