Rajiv Gandhi’s daughter joins family firm

Priyanka Gandhi made her long-awaited entry into the heart of Indian politics yesterday as she joined the opposition party campaigning to unseat prime minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi, 48, – whose father, grandmother and great-grandfather were all prime ministers – was appointed Congress party chief in the east of Uttar Pradesh – considered India’s most politically important state. She will report to her brother, Rahul Gandhi, a fellow descendant of the NehruGandhi dynasty, who heads the main opposition party.