PRIYANKA ATTENDS HER FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING

New Delhi, Feb. 7: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday discussed the party’s strategy for the Lok Sabha polls with AICC general secretaries and in-charges of various states at a meeting here that was attended by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

The spotlight at the meeting was on Priyanka Gandhi, who took charge as AICC general secretary in-charge of the party’s affairs in Uttar Pradesh East on Wednesday, as she arrived at the party headquarters and headed straight for the meeting.

Sources said the party’s overall strategy for the Lok Sabha polls and boothlevel organisation were discussed during the meet.

At the meeting, Ms Priyanka was seated next to Jyotiraditya Scindia, who also took charge on Wednesday as AICC general secretary in-charge UP West.

Ms Priyanka Gandhi has been allotted an office adjacent to that of her brother’s at the party headquarters.

Ms Priyanka will visit Lucknow Monday, her first trip to the state after being appointed the Congress general secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and general secretary in charge of western Uttar Pradesh, Jyotiraditya Scindia, will accompany her on the February 11 visit to the state capital, party spokesperson Anshu Awasthi said Thursday.

Rahul Gandhi has also called a meeting of state chiefs and Congress Legislature Party leaders on Saturday