With Priyanka's dive, Congress wants to strike back in UP

Lucknow, Jan 23 The Congress in Uttar Pradesh said Priyanka Gandhi's entry into formal politics will enthuse party laborers to recapture lost ground in the state in the Lok Sabha polls.

"This is an opportunity for the Congress to strike back in the most significant condition of the nation where the association had all through been needing her to dive into dynamic legislative issues," Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee representative Rajiv Bakshi told.

"We welcome both Priyankaji and Jyotiraditya Scindia to lead we all, and search forward for a 40 or more count for the gathering in the coming Lok Sabha polls," Bakshi said.

His response came after the arrangement of Priyanka Gandhi as Congress general secretary accountable for Uttar Pradesh East. Jyotiraditya Scindia is the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary for UP East.

The party's state unit was not promptly clear on the division of the 80 parliamentary seats between the two new in-charges. Yet, a few heads trusted it could be 40 each.

Amethi and Rae Bareli, the two Gandhi family bastions, fall in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Bakshi said Priyanka Gandhi has a place with Uttar Pradesh and the party required her.

In the months in front of the decisions, she has been entrusted to coordinate the charm of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, two star campaigners for the BJP who likewise have solid nearness in the locale.

While Modi speaks to Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, Adityanath Nath's turf is Gorakhpur.

"Our association has also been dynamic, particularly for as long as one year, with the front units assuming an essential job," Bakshi said.

UPCC general secretary Dwijendra Tripathi said making two general secretary responsible for Uttar Pradesh demonstrated the earnestness Congress president Rahul Gandhi joins to state.

"Both are young and popular, he said. They have a certain hold over people in general and have authority characteristics and a compatibility with the regular man."

Congress pioneers said Priyanka Gandhi's into active party politics will excite the workers, helping them take on the dual challenge posed in the state by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party partnership.