Priyanka Gandhi will contest elections for the first time, Finally Rahul Gandhi’s sister Priyanka Gandhi will contest the election as a candidate for the first time. This will be the first time that Priyanka Gandhi will contest an election in her political career. Congress think tank has decided that Rahul Gandhi will leave Wayanad Lok Sabha seat and Priyanka Gandhi will contest elections from here.
#WATCH | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, along with his sister and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, arrive at the party headquarters in Delhi.
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In the 2019 general elections, Priyanka Gandhi was made the General Secretary of Congress and given the responsibility of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. However, Rahul Gandhi lost the election from Amethi. After this, when assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in the year 2022, Priyanka Gandhi once again faced disappointment, Congress was reduced to just two seats. It seemed that Priyanka would say goodbye to the politics of Uttar Pradesh.
Now the time has come for Priyanka Gandhi to contest the Lok Sabha elections. However, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has already indicated that the options for Priyanka to reach Parliament are open. Just waiting for the official announcement, which has happened. It was decided that Rahul Gandhi would keep the Amethi seat and sister Priyanka would be fielded from Wayanad. For the first time in her political career, Priyanka Gandhi will contest the elections as a candidate.
Priyanka Gandhi also campaigned vigorously. While remembering Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in Rae Bareli itself, he also targeted Prime Minister Modi’s statement on Mangalsutra. Asked the public whether Congress snatched anyone’s gold or mangalsutra in 55 years? The result was that KL Sharma won from Amethi and Rahul Gandhi won from Rae Bareli, that too with a huge margin. Rahul Gandhi won the elections in Rae Bareli but to a large extent the credit for this victory also goes to Priyanka Gandhi’s campaign. There is no hesitation in saying that Priyanka Gandhi added fuel to the Congress which seemed to be lagging.
Now is the time for battle, for claiming victory. If you win then there is cheering and if you lose there are questions on your reputation. ‘I am a girl…I can fight’, may have been announced by Priyanka Gandhi during the UP elections in the year 2022, but in the true sense, now the time has come to imbibe this sentence literally.