Priyanka Gandhi enters active politics, appointed Congress in-charge of UP East

In the past, Priyanka’s role in politics was limited to campaigning for Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul, who represents Amethi.

Meanwhile, Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was in-charge of UP, has been made general secretary of Haryana. The party has also appointed K C Venugopal as general secretary of the Congress, apart from his role in Karnataka.

On the entry of Priyanka into Uttar Pradesh politics, Congress MLC Deepak Singh said Congress president Rahul Gandhi has now got a good companion while hinting at more changes to come.

The appointments of Priyanka and Scindia hold significance as the party recently announced that it would contest all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Uttar Pradesh, the results of which will hold key for formation of the government in the Centre, faces contest not only from the BJP but also the SP-BSP combine in the upcoming elections.

In his first comments on Priyanka’s political plunge, Rahul Gandhi said, “My sister is very capable and she will work alongside me. I am personally very happy.” Describing Scindia and Priyanka as “powerful,” Rahul added that the party wanted “young leaders to change UP politics.”

Reacting to the appointment, the BJP said the Congress is promoting dynasty politics. Spokesperson Sambit Patra said, “They consider family as the party while BJP considers party as the family.” He added that Priyanka’s decision to foray into politics is a sign of “Rahul Gandhi’s failure” as a leader. “After Rahul’s failure in getting everybody on board in the Opposition’s alliance, the Congress party needed a crutch,” he said.

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