Rahul Gandhi to accompany Priyanka to Lucknow

LUCKNOW : Congress president Rahul Gandhi will accompany Priyanka Gandhi Vadra when she arrives on her first visit to Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) headquarters here on February 11.

Priyanka will stay back and work at the UPCC headquarters here up to February 14. Both of them are likely to address media persons on February 11.

A decision in this regard was taken after a meeting Rahul and Priyanka had with UPCC president Raj Babbar in New Delhi on Thursday.

Priyanka formally assumed charge as Congress general secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh (East) in New Delhi on Tuesday.

On January 23, Congress

›As this will be her first visit to state and the UPCC headquarters after her appointment as AICC general secretary (east UP), we will accord her a grand welcome. This will be like a road show A CONGRESS LEADER,

president Rahul Gandhi had announced the appointment of Priyanka and Jyotiraditya as the in-charges for east and west UP, respectively.

Priyanka and Jyotiraditya have already taken feedback from senior party leaders, including UPCC president Raj Babbar.

“We hope both of them will work out a team of leaders to supervise the party at different levels in Lok Sabha polls,” the leader cited above said.

Meanwhile, UPCC is gearing up to accord a grand welcome to Priyanka. “As this will be her first visit to state and the UPCC headquarters after her appointment as AICC general secretary (east UP), we will accord her a grand welcome. This will be like a road show,” said another Congress leader.

Priyanka is likely to interact with partymen on Lok Sabha constituency basis.

As general secretary incharge for east UP she will have about 42 Lok Sabha seats under her charge. Jyotiraditya Scindia on the other hand is likely to have discussions with partymen on 38 Lok Sabha seats.