Priyanka Gandhi enters politics; Will her persona translate into votes in 2019 Lok Sabha election?

The Congress on Wednesday appointed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the party’s General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in the country. Priyanka, who was campaigning for the party in her family borough Amethi, has been assigned the additional charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Apart from that, the Congress has also appointed parliamentarian Jyotiraditya Scindia as party General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh West and KC Venugopal as General Secretary (Organisation).