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"!#$ "% " & $&'()*+ R R R nding years of speculation, EPriyanka Gandhi Vadra, the sister of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday finally plunged into active pol- itics ahead of the Lok Sabha Q beyond them.” worked). elections to take on the might BJP spokesperson Sambit The new India is asking the of the BJP and Prime Minister Patra claimed the new appoint- question who will be the next Narendra Modi in the crucial ment reflected crisis of confi- leader in the Congress, Patra Hindi heartland that has 80 dence within the Congress said referring to its succession Lok Sabha seats. against Rahul. “The Congress line from Jawaharlal Nehru to Dubbed as the “brahmas- has basically publicly Indira followed by Rajiv, Sonia tra” of the Congress, Priyanka R announced that Rahul Gandhi and Rahul. will debut as the party’s gener- has failed and needs crutches “All appointments are from al secretary incharge of the from within the family. Because one family. And this is the fun- eastern part of Uttar Pradesh of his rejection by grand damental difference between having Modi’s constituency in he BJP on Wednesday alliance parties, he has opted the Congress and the BJP. In Varanasi and also UP Chief Tinterpreted the entry of for a family alliance,” Patra said. the Congress, the family is Minister Yogi Adityanath bas- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra into Patra said it was natural party. In the BJP, the party is tion in Gorakhpur. the active politics in the that the Congress had to “coro- family,” Patra said. Congress leaders said Congress as an admission of his nate” somebody from within In 2014 elections, Congress Priyanka’s entry into active brother Rahul’s leadership fail- the family and added that could win only two seats — party politics will galvanise ure and likened the move to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sonia from Rae Bareily and the workers, helping them take party opting for a “family has projected the Lok Sabha Rahul from Amethi — from on the dual challenge posed in alliance” after having been elections as a battle between UP which has the largest num- the State by the BJP and the “rejected by various parties in “naamdar” (dynasts) and ber of 80 Lok Sabha seats in the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan the proposed mahagathban- “kaamdar” (those who have country. Samaj Party alliance. dan”. The Congress hopes that “Priyanka ji has become Priyanka will be able to the turn the general secretary, my good the projected direct fight ! " # $ % & luck to her. Since the party is a between the BJP and SP-BSP ' ( family concern, these kinds of alliance into triangular contest postings are nothing unusual, where the Congress could ben- employment to woo the upper happy that Priyanka will assist ic youth leader. Both Priyanka your life.” The BJP has been except to say with a caveat why efit on a number of seats due caste voters. Priyanka can play him in the Lok Sabha polls. and Scindia replace Ghulam repeatedly targeting Vadra, a has she been given the limited to division of votes. vital role there in bringing “I am very happy that my Nabi Azad, who has been businessman being investigat- role of eastern UP? Perhaps her Congress leaders also feel back the traditional upper caste sister Priyanka will assist me in appointed AICC general sec- ed for allegedly corrupt land persona merited a wider role,” that while it is too early to voters to the Congress fold. Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha retary for Haryana, where the deals in Haryana and said Union Law Minister and assess the impact of a possible Soon after her appoint- polls, she is very capable,” party is facing factionism. Rajasthan and is facing probes senior BJP leader Ravishankar Congress revival under ment as an office-bearer in Rahul said at Amethi after “UP is central to building by the Enforcement Prasad. Priyanka stewardship on the AICC, speculation is rife that making some of the crucial a new hope fulfilled. The new Directorate. Claiming that the appoint- prospect of the BJP and the SP- she may be fielded as the party appointments in the party sys- UP AICC team led by Priyanka The party is not immedi- ments made by the Congress BSPP alliance, but care may be candidate from Rae Bareli, the tem. The brother-sister duo will and Jyotiradiyta will herald ately clear on the division of the reflected the outlook of the taken in the selection of can- constituency currently being formally announce the begin- the dawn of a new kind of pol- 80 parliamentary seats between party, Prasad said it was a case didates to ensure that the BJP represented by her mother and ning of Lok Sabha poll cam- itics in the State. We will offer the two new incharges but of a brother (Congress presi- suffers most. UPA chairperson Sonia paign in UP on February 4 at the youth in UP a dynamic new sources said it could be 40 each. dent Rahul Gandhi) appointing ) ' ( Congress list of candidates, Gandhi, who is not keeping a Press conference. platform to transform the Both Amethi and Rae Bareli, his sister to a party position. sources said, may be dominat- well of late. Senior party leader State,” said Rahul. the two Gandhi family bas- Railway Minister Piyush ed by upper castes, since the Though no reactions came Jyotiraditya Scindia will be on Husban Robert Vadra con- tions, fall in eastern Uttar Goel accused the party of car- BJP hopes to capitalise on 10 till late evening from Priyanka par with Priyanka as AICC gratulated Priyanka on a Pradesh and Priyanka has been rying out dynasty politics and per cent reservation to gener- as she is reportedly in New general secretary for Uttar Facebook post: extensively campaigning since said, “In the Congress party al category candidates in edu- York and scheduled to return Pradesh West region. Rahul “Congratulations P... always 2004 in all national and state there is reservation only for one cational institutions and on February 1, Rahul said he is added Jyotiraditya is a dynam- by your side in every phase of level elections. family, nobody gets anything % ) " $% ' * &' ! + Fursatganj. He added the party has appointed both the leaders he entry of Priyanka in a permanent basis in UP ( TGandhi into active poli- and had not sent Priyanka and JP national president Amit tics and her appointment as Jyotiraditya for just two BShah would visit the State AICC general secretary months or till the Lok Sabha twice for party programme incharge of Uttar Pradesh polls. ll India Congress rescheduled on January 29 (east) has come as a major “I have sent them to take ACommittee (AICC) presi- and February 3 in Cuttack boost for the party workers Congress’ ideology forward dent Rahul Gandhi would visit and Puri districts respective- and leaders ahead of the Lok in Uttar Pradesh. Our ideolo- Odisha every month till the ly. Sabha polls. The morale of gy is of standing and fighting general elections, said Congress He would address a pub- the youthful cadre received a for the poor, for the youth, for Odisha in-charge Jitendra lic rally at Kulia on January 29 further fillip as along with the farmers. Both Priyanka Singh here on Wednesday. in Salepur of Cuttack district. Priyanka Gandhi, Congress and Jyotiraditya are very capa- Speaking to reporters on since long. Rahul has a special Earlier, his Salepur visit president Rahul Gandhi ble and dynamic, and will Gandhi's scheduled visit to the place in his heart for the peo- scheduled on January 18 had appointed Jyotiraditya surely take Congress forward State on January 25, Singh ple of Odisha, especially the been cancelled as he suffered Scindia as AICC general sec- in UP,” he added. said, "This will be Rahul tribal and the underprivileged from swine flu. retary incharge of UP (west). The sudden appointment Gandhi's first tour to Odisha in population," said Singh. He would visit Puri to In his first reaction after of Priyanka on the day Rahul 2019. He will attend public ral- Replying to questions on attend the BJP's two-day appointment of his sister is visiting UP has changed the lies and meet party workers quitting of several party lead- national tribal convention and January 15, Patnaik too has Kishore Das, who is to join the Priyanka as the party general political dynamics in the State during his visit on the day. ers in the recent days, Singh scheduled on February 2 and plans to speak to the people in BJD at this meeting after his secretary, Rahul said the deci- which will elect 80 Lok Sabha Besides, he is scheduled to said, "There might be some 3. He would address the con- JD president and Chief these places, according to BJD recent resignation from the sion was taken to strengthen members. visit the State every month for vested interest behind some vention on the concluding BMinister Naveen Patnaik is sources. Congress. the party and this two power- When asked if Priyanka the next three months." leaders quitting the party. day. all set to hold public meetings While Modi had addressed As Modi visited Balangir ful Congress leaders will pave would be contesting the Lok Singh said that during his Besides, this is an indicator that Notably, Puri has become where the BJP has organised a meeting at Jharsuguda on on January 15, Patnaik would way for the spread of the Sabha polls, Rahul said, “It is visit, Gandhi would target both both the BJD and the BJP are the focus for both the BJP and rallies for Prime Minister September 22 last year, Patnaik also visit this second western Congress ideology of the up to Priyanka to take the deci- the BJD and the BJP since both afraid of the Congress.