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Priyanka gets down to business in UP

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT with agency inputs

AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday held marathon political strategy sessions in Lucknow in an effort to improve her party’s position in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the coming Lok Sabha polls.

Returning to the UP capital after a short visit to Jaipur, where her husband Robert Vadra and his mother Maureen appeared before the Enforcemen­t Directorat­e over a probe into an alleged land scam in Bikaner, Ms Vadra got cracking at the Uttar Pradesh Congress headquarte­rs.

Tuesday’s meetings came a day after Ms Vadra and AICC general secretary Jyotiradit­ya Scindia, along with Congress president Rahul Gandhi, held a grand roadshow in Lucknow.

Congress general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday held marathon political strategy sessions in an effort to improve her party’s position in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the forthcomin­g Lok Sabha polls.

Returning to the state capital after a short visit to Jaipur, where her husband Robert Vadra and his mother Maureen appeared before the Enforcemen­t Directorat­e in connection with a probe into an alleged land scam in Rajasthan’s border town of Bikaner, Gandhi got cracking at the UP Congress headquarte­rs.

Today’s meeting came a day after Priyanka and Scindia, along with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, had held a grand roadshow, raising hopes of a turnaround in the party’s fortunes.

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