``Yes, I am going to contest,'' she told Star News. She hoped that it would certainly enthuse party workers, particularly in Uttar Pradesh.

Gandhi's announcement came a day before the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the party's two-day session to finalise nominations for the Lok Sabha polls and Assembly elections in some states.

A number of state and district units including party workers from Amethi, the constituency in UP represented by the Nehru-Gandhi family for several years, have appealed to Gandhi to contest from their seats.

Asked whether any decision had been taken on the constituency she will contest from, Gandhi said `not yet'.``We are all going to work very hard,'' she said on boosting the party's electoral prospects.