Will Congress's ace of spades work in Wayanad, know the journey of Priyanka from backstage to front politics

Priyanka Gandhi's debut in electoral politics is an important milestone, which was awaited in the country's politics for decades. In the month of June, the Congress Party announced that Priyanka Gandhi would contest from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.

Although this announcement not only filled the Congress workers with enthusiasm, but also created a new topic of discussion among political analysts.

Priyanka Gandhi's electoral debut from Wayanad seat is also special in the context that this seat was earlier held by her brother Rahul Gandhi. Rahul contested from both Wayanad and Rae Bareli seats in the 2019 elections and left the Wayanad seat after winning. However now Priyanka is filing her nomination papers for this seat today.

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Though Priyanka Gandhi's electoral journey is an interesting story, which clearly shows her role in politics. Even though she has now come strongly in the electoral field, but her history of political journey was quite old. Priyanka had been helping her mother Sonia Gandhi in election campaigns since the late 1990s, from where she started gathering political experience.

Meanwhile in 2004, when Rahul Gandhi entered politics from Amethi seat, but during this time she herself did not come to the fore much. Her official entry happened in the year 2019 when she was given the responsibility of Congress's election campaign in eastern Uttar Pradesh. However, the party got only one seat in that election, which raised questions about her work.

In the year 2022 assembly elections of UP, Congress performed very poorly. At that time political critics, had started, saying that Congress missed its 'trump card' in the form of Priyanka Gandhi. Meanwhile, there was also talk that she could be fielded from Rae Bareli, and posters were also put up for her to come to the electoral field. But that time too she was not fielded in the election.

However, a new chapter of Priyanka's political journey is starting. This is not just the beginning of her political journey, but also an indication of the Congress party's preparation to enter the electoral fray again with young leadership.

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Now the question comes, why did the Congress decide to field Priyanka Gandhi in the elections now? Experts who understand Congress politics say that this is the right time. Congress has performed well in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and the party is looking very vocal in Parliament.

What happened If Priyanka also reaches the Lok Sabha, then she can surround the Modi government even better along with her brother Rahul Gandhi. Wayanad can prove to be an easy seat for her, as Rahul Gandhi is very popular there.  Apart from this, a section of Indian voters also likes Priyanka Gandhi. People see a glimpse of their grandmother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in her. People believe that Priyanka is also a strong-willed woman like Indira Gandhi and can face the challenges of Indian politics well.

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Priyanka Gandhi is considered the political successor of her father Rajiv Gandhi as compared to Rahul. Even when her father's funeral was taking place, people expected that Priyanka would become the new leader of the Congress. But after this Priyanka did not enter active politics. After her father's death, she first appeared in public when she married businessman Robert Vadra.

It is said that in the late 1990s, when the Congress leadership was in crisis and Sonia Gandhi had decided not to enter politics, Priyanka handled the situation behind the scenes. Since then, she has been constantly helping her mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul Gandhi. When Rahul Gandhi made long trips under the Bharat Jodo Abhiyan, Priyanka remained with him.

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But between 2019 and 2024, people saw Priyanka playing an active role in the Congress. This boosted the morale of the party workers and the demand to bring Priyanka into electoral politics started gaining momentum inside and outside them.

Amidst all this, Priyanka's entry into the electoral fray can definitely become a new ray of hope for the Congress. This is not just an electoral debut for her, but also an opportunity to create a new identity for the Congress.