Key Takeaways
- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut from Wayanad in the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll.
- The Congress party hopes that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s victory will boost their chances in the 2026 Assembly polls in Kerala.
- With her victory, three Gandhi family members—Sonia, Rahul, and Priyanka—will be in Parliament together this time.
Wayanad (Kerala): AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut from Wayanad, and her electoral battle in Kerala may boost the Congress party‘s chances in the 2026 Assembly polls in the state, party sources said here on Wednesday.
“Wayanad will make a way for Priyanka Gandhi to enter Parliament for the for the first time as a Lok Sabha member. She will win the seat with a huge margin,” sources said.
The announcement of Priyanka Gandhi’s candidature for the Lok Sabha bypoll in Wayanad sparked a massive campaign by Congress workers, who put up posters featuring the greeting ‘Wayanadinte Priyankari’ (Wayanad’s beloved). The bypoll on November 13 was necessitated after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi decided to retain Rae Bareli seat and vacate the Wayanad seat for his sister.
The bypoll on November 13 was necessitated after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who contested and won two seats in the previous Lok Sabha polls, decided to retain Rae Bareli seat and vacate the Wayanad seat for his sister.
With her victory, three Gandhi family members—Sonia (Rajyasabha), Rahul, and Priyanka—will be in Parliament together this time.
