"Welcome to Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi!": Cong in Kerala set tone for LS bypoll

The Congress party in Kerala welcomed the candidature of the partys general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the Lok Sabha bypoll in the Wayanad seat reported news agency ANIThe Lok Sabha bypoll in the seat was necessitated after Rahul Gandhi decided to retain Uttar Pradeshs Raebareli seat which he won along with Wayanad in the recently held Lok Sabha electionsLeader of Opposition in Kerala Legislative Assembly VD Satheesan expressed confidence in Priyanka Gandhi Vadras victory with a historic majority reported ANIRahul and the party have assigned dearest Priyanka to Wayanad Welcome to Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi With a historic majority Priyanka will become Keralas dearest Satheesan said in a post on FacebookSatheesan also quoted Rahul Gandhi where he spoke about Wayanad and shared a picture of both Rahul and Priyanka along with his postFrom now on two Gandhi voices will speak for Kerala in the Parliament said Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K Sudhakaran as he welcomed Priyankas candidatureWayanad is walking towards history Both Wayanad and Raebareli are dear to Rahul Gandhi who won both seats with a huge majority thereby leading the Congress as well as the INDIA bloc to create a remarkable impact across the country Retaining one of the seats and leaving the other was a tough decision yet he and the Congress party ensured it did not hurt his people So he decided to assign his dearest as his replacement in Wayanad Sudhakaran said in a post on XHe further called it a proud moment for each Congress member and Malayalis saying Priyanka who is seen as equivalent to Indias Iron Lady Indira Gandhi chose Wayanad for her debut electoral battleWelcome to Wayanad Indiras successor Priyanka Gandhi will become Wayanads dearest with a huge majority he addedRobert Vadra a businessman and husband of Priyanka Gandhi also shared a picture of Priyanka with an emoji of a heartCongress chief Mallikarjun Kharge announced Priyanka Gandhis candidature from Wayanad at a special press conference on Monday If Priyanka Gandhi wins from Wayanad three members of the NehruGandhi family will be in Parliament Sonia Gandhi in Rajya Sabha and Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in the Lok Sabha reported ANIPriyanka Gandhi said on Monday that he will contest the bypoll from Wayanad but her decadesold association with Amethi and Raebareli will continueI am very happy to be able to represent Wayanad and I will not let them feel his Rahul Gandhis absence I will work hard and I will try my best to make everyone happy and be a good representative I have a very old relationship with Raebareli and Amethi and it cannot be broken I will also help my brother in Rae Bareli We will both be present in Rae Bareli and Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi said at the special press conference reported ANIWith inputs from ANI