Congress party’s masterstroke

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has played a masterstroke by appointing his charismatic sister Priyanka Gandhi as party General Secretary in charge of East Uttar Pradesh. In view of the coming Lok Sabha elections, the official entry of Priyanka Gandhi in active Congress politics will certainly influence the national political equation. She is also the last weapon from Congress’ arsenal. In a massive overhaul of the party, Congress President has also appointed two General Secretaries- Jyotiraditya Scindhia and KC Venugopal. Scindhia has been given charge of West UP and Venugopal of the organization. The official announcement of the entry of Priyanka Gandhi in Congress party active politics has swept the party workers, leaders, cadres and sympathizers off their feet in joy and revelry. All over the country, Congress party workers started dancing in joy. Her entry will certainly infuse energy in Congress workers. Though the ruling BJP has said that Priyanka's entry in Congress means that it has accepted the failure of its President Rahul Gandhi, they have really been jolted. Undoubtedly, Priyanka Gandhi has attraction, craze and popularity among Congress workers and common people all over the nation. She resembles her grandmother former PM late Indira Gandhi. She speaks mixes and connects with the common people in the same way as Mrs. Gandhi was doing in her own days. People see the reflection of Indira Gandhi in Priyanka. Congress workers have started giving slogan like," Priyanka Nahi Anndhi Hai Doosri Indira Gandhi Hai". After the SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Congress was left in wilderness. After this alliance, Congress President Rahul Gandhi had given indication that Congress would stun all and fight on all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. As Uttar Pradesh is the largest and the most important state politically, Priyanka's entry in the Congress active politics would certainly matter most. She has a natural attraction among youths, women and common people. She mixes, interacts and talks with them naturally. She appears to be a gifted politician. She is young, energetic and attractive. Though she will have to face BJP's star campaigner and tallest leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the most popular leader in the country currently, it is to be seen how Priyanka Gandhi addresses the common masses to attract them towards Congress party in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi- the parliamentary constituency of PM and Gorakhpur - the bastion of CM Yogi fall in eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is also necessary to be in the reckoning in eastern Utter Pradesh for the power of Delhi. Priyanka's official entry in Congress party will certainly give energy to its workers and it will also lift their morale. Though it is too early to say to what extent her entry would influence the outcome of Lok Sabha elections in 2019 in favour of Congress party, one thing is certain that now it would definitely play on the front foot with Priyanka as its master blaster.