Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Files Nomination For Wayanad Bypolls

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress General Secretary, officially signed her nomination papers today in the presence of local leaders. She will shortly begin the nomination roadshow. 

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Kerala on Wednesday night.

Upon their arrival at Sultan Bathery, a town in Kerala, the duo were greeted by party leaders and workers. 

Priyanka Gandhi filed her nomination papers at the district collector’s office at Kalpetta. 

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) National General Secretary PK Kunhalikutty said that thousands of people in Wayanad will join the nomination rally for Priyanka Gandhi. 

#WATCH | Kerala: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leaves from a resort in Wayanad.

She officially signed her nomination papers today in the presence of local leaders. She will shortly begin the nomination roadshow and file her nomination for Wayanad Lok Sabha… pic.twitter.com/Vm7SqBF2oF

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“Last time he (Rahul Gandhi) contested from UP, he won. The Gandhi family can contest from anywhere in India. They have proven they can contest from Lakshadweep, Wayanad, or UP. Last time, they made propaganda about Rahul Ji and what happened afterwards. He won from Rae Bareli also. You will see that after some time, thousands of people will come to Wayanad and follow her (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) to the nomination place. This will be a big event here today,” he said. 

According to the Congress, Priyanka Gandhi will address a public meeting at 11:45 am at Gudalai, opposite KWA Office, Kalpetta. 

The Wayanad seat was vacated by the LoP Rahul Gandhi, who retained the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha Constituency.

Gandhi is up against Navya Haridas, a candidate fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Sathyan Mokeri, a candidate of the Left Democratic Front (LDF). Haridas is a two-time Kozhikode Corporation councillor. Rahul Gandhi had said both Rae Bareli and Wayanad would get two MPs and had also expressed confidence in Priyanka Gandhi winning from Wayanad.