Political drama erupts after Priyanka Gandhi enters politics, BJP galvanized by Congress trump card?
- 5 years ago
The decision for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to formally join politics was taken last week when party president and her brother Rahul Gandhi joined her in the United States.
Heading for New York straight from Dubai, Mr Gandhi was on a special mission: To convince Ms Vadra that her time to jump into politics was now.
So far, Ms Vadra has kept it as a part-time interest, nursing the pocket-boroughs of Amethi and Rae Bareli for her brother and mother and taking on assignments like the Uttar Pradesh elections.
Key members of the Congress told NewsX that while in the last two years, Ms Gandhi Vadra decided to eventually join politics, there was no time-frame. Busy with her children, she had kept the plan open-ended.
But when the prospects of alliance with Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh ended, Rahul Gandhi decided the time was now.
Heading for New York straight from Dubai, Mr Gandhi was on a special mission: To convince Ms Vadra that her time to jump into politics was now.
So far, Ms Vadra has kept it as a part-time interest, nursing the pocket-boroughs of Amethi and Rae Bareli for her brother and mother and taking on assignments like the Uttar Pradesh elections.
Key members of the Congress told NewsX that while in the last two years, Ms Gandhi Vadra decided to eventually join politics, there was no time-frame. Busy with her children, she had kept the plan open-ended.
But when the prospects of alliance with Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh ended, Rahul Gandhi decided the time was now.