Mamata Banerjee To Campaign For Priyanka Gandhi Vadra In Wayanad Debut: Sources
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to make her poll debut from Wayand. (PTI file photo)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will campaign for Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is set to make her electoral debut from Wayanad, according to sources within the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Priyanka was selected to contest from the Wayanad seat in Kerala, a constituency her brother Rahul Gandhi chose to vacate in order to retain the Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul had won both constituencies. The decision for Priyanka to contest from Wayanad was finalised on Monday during a gathering of the Congress’ top leadership at party chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in New Delhi.
Rahul secured victory in the Raebareli seat by defeating BJP’s Dinesh Pratap Singh with a margin of 3,90,030 votes. He also retained the Wayanad seat, defeating Communist Party of India-Marxist candidate Annie Raja by a margin of 3,64,422 votes.