Priyanka Gandhi’s formal entry in politics, foes worried

Priyanka Gandhi has been pitched against PM Modi & CM Yogi in their own backyard

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has taken plunge into active politics to galvanise ranks. She has been appointed in-charge of Uttar Pradesh East along with Jyotiraditya Scindia, who will be Congress in-charge of Western UP.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had so far campaigned for the grand old Congress Party primarily in Amethi and Raebareli, the constituencies of Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, only.

LUCKNOW: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, considered for long the “trump card” of the Congress, was launched into active politics today from Uttar Pradesh, a state that’s considered the gateway to Delhi. While the state, with its 80 seats, is seen as the biggest battleground, the youngest Gandhi has been pitched into its thickest.
Eastern Uttar Pradesh is represented by the BJP’s two biggest mascots – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has his constituency in Varanasi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who considers Gorakhpur his political home. The party holds 70 of the state’s 80 seats.

Rahul Gandhi commented that the BJP was “panicking”.

The ruling party has been repeatedly targeting Priyanka Gandhi’s husband Robert Vadra, a businessman being investigated for allegedly corrupt land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan. Robert Vadra congratulated his wife in a Facebook post: “Congratulations P… always by your side in every phase of your life.”

Priyanka Gandhi was always active in decision-making and played a key role in the alliance with Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh election. She also reportedly oversaw the party meeting in which her older brother was crowned Congress president