“Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal to nominate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as party candidate for the Lok Sabha bye-election from Kerala,” the party said in an official release. This will be the electoral debut for Priyanka Gandhi who has been keen to contest elections for sometime.
In a significant move, the Congress party has announced that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll from Wayanad, Kerala, marking her first foray into electoral politics. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has officially approved her candidacy, as detailed in a recent party release.
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Priyanka, who has expressed a desire to run for office for some time, previously campaigned for her brother Rahul Gandhi during the general elections. Rahul won both the Wayanad and Rae Bareli seats but chose to vacate Wayanad. The byelection is scheduled for next month, setting the stage for Priyanka’s debut on the political stage.