The Gandhi siblings, Priyanka and Rahul arrived in the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The duo were greeted with cheering supporters in the streets ahead of the general elections due in summer this year.
Priyanka adopts the looks of her grandmother Indira Gandhi, and many supporters like her for that.Tens and thousands came out to greet Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in the roadshow today. The siblings were accompanied by Jyotiraditya Scindia and a few hundred special protection guards.
The entry of Priyanka Gandhi is set to motivate the Congress workers on ground, and also she is the more popular sibling.
Priyanka in the past has campaigned extensively for her mother and brother in their respective constituencies but had never attained a formal role within the party. She has been an advisor to her brother Rahul, since he took over as President of the Congress party.
On the 23rd Jan she was plunged into active politics and was made general secretary to head election campaigns in Uttar Pradesh.
The Congress party lost the elections to BJP in 2014, the grand old party believes the Gandhi siblings would bring them back to power in 2019.