Priyanka Gandhi formally entered into politics on 23rd January 2019 being appointed as General Secretary for UP East by her brother & Congress President Rahul Gandhi. There are speculations that the Congress have adopted agressive strategy to confront BJP.
The decision did take most political observers by surprise. The questions that crop up with Priyanka's appointment are: Is this good time to officially step on the political stage? And is UP the best place? Has the Congress gifted away the state? Has it just made things easier for the rival Bharatiya Janata Party?
Priyanka Gandhi's formal entry also means that now she is on the radar for personal attacks. Her husband Robert Vadra is already being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate for his land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan. Knowing BJP, it would use the Vadra card and go all out in its attack on the Congress and Priyanka Gandhi.
All the Opposition parties are trying to come together in an alliance against the BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Following the trend, the two rivals of Uttar Pradesh -- the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party -- also decided to do the same. The two, however, left the Congress out of the alliance. The thinking was that a 50:50 SP-BSP partnership would have a better chance of defeating BJP. But with the Congress contesting all the 80 seats with Priyanka Gandhi leading, the advantage now seems to be with the BJP.
The decision did take most political observers by surprise. The questions that crop up with Priyanka's appointment are: Is this good time to officially step on the political stage? And is UP the best place? Has the Congress gifted away the state? Has it just made things easier for the rival Bharatiya Janata Party?
Priyanka Gandhi's formal entry also means that now she is on the radar for personal attacks. Her husband Robert Vadra is already being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate for his land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan. Knowing BJP, it would use the Vadra card and go all out in its attack on the Congress and Priyanka Gandhi.
All the Opposition parties are trying to come together in an alliance against the BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Following the trend, the two rivals of Uttar Pradesh -- the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party -- also decided to do the same. The two, however, left the Congress out of the alliance. The thinking was that a 50:50 SP-BSP partnership would have a better chance of defeating BJP. But with the Congress contesting all the 80 seats with Priyanka Gandhi leading, the advantage now seems to be with the BJP.
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