This is his second visit to the state this month. (File photo: PTI)
On 13 September, he concluded his five-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, during which he called upon party workers to work round the clock for next year’s elections.
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Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived here on Monday on a five-day visit during which she will discuss the party’s preparations for next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections with workers and leaders. His visit to the state comes a day after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expanded his council of ministers by inducting Jitin Prasada and six others to balance caste and regional aspirations ahead of the assembly elections.
Prasad, who switched from Congress to BJP in June, was sworn in as cabinet ministers, while six others took oath as ministers of state. State Congress spokesperson Ashok Singh said, “Priyanka ji is on a five-day visit to the state. She will meet party workers and leaders and deliberate on the party’s electoral preparations for the 2022 UP assembly elections.”
This is his second visit to the state this month. On 13 September, he concluded his five-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, during which he called upon party workers to work round the clock for next year’s elections. He had told party workers in Rae Bareli that the Congress was planning to announce candidates in time for the upcoming elections.
The Congress has contested the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in alliance with the Samajwadi Party. The grand old party won just seven of the 114 seats it contested with a vote share of 6.25 per cent. This time, the Congress party has already announced that it will contest the 2022 elections without tying up with any major political party.
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