Priyanka Gandhi makes her political debut, signs nomination papers for Wayanad byelection
New Delhi : Days after the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress had announced in June itself that Rahul Gandhi will retain the Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh and vacate the Wayanad seat in Kerala, from where his sister Priyanka Gandhi will make her electoral debut.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday signed her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha byelection. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were also present on the occasion. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are expected to lead a roadshow from Kalpetta New Bus Stand.
On her nomination, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Congress MP Kishori Lal Sharma said, “It is a matter of happiness for us that our leader will debut in Parliament. Like in Amethi and Raebareli, there is enthusiasm among people in Wayanad…Priyanka ji is not new in politics, she has been in active politics…When a big leader goes to a state, it makes an impact…”
With the Election Commission (EC) announcing the bypoll to the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat last week, the stage was set for Priyanka Gandhi’s electoral debut from the Kerala constituency that could see her enter Parliament five years after joining active politics. Soon after the EC announced the Wayanad bypoll, the Congress declared that Priyanka Gandhi (52) would be its candidate for the seat in Kerala.
