Priyanka Gandhi Vadra gets room next to Rahul's at Congress headquarters

Priyanka, who joined active politics last month, will be sitting in the room which was earlier used by Rahul as the general secretary.

After returning from foreign soil on Monday, Priyanka held a couple of meetings with Rahul with the General Elections round the corner.

The woman leader has been given the charge of that part of Uttar Pradesh, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had won in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Priyanka and Modi, who is an MP from Varanasi constituency, are expected to have a major face-off in the campaigns trails.

Priyanka Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh politics:

Priyanka, the daughter of former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, is also a social worker.

Along with Rahul, the 47-year old leader had campaigned for the Congress during the 2017 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. In fact, Priyanka was instrumental in forming an alliance between the Congress and SP in the 2017 state polls.

Uttar Pradesh is a key state for the success in any General Elections as it consists of 80 Lok Sabha seats.

In the 2014 General Elections, the BJP and its allies had won 73 seats in the northern state, paving the way for Narendra Modi to become the Prime Minister. The Congress had won just two seats.

Priyanka was also seen meeting people in Rae Bareli and Amethi constituencies, which are held by Sonia and Rahul respectively.

After being avoided by the SP and BSP in an alliance for the upcoming polls, Priyanka is considered to be a trump card for the Congress Uttar Pradesh.

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