Priyanka Gandhi - Is she from Amethi or Rae Bareli?

For the Congress party, the dream is called Priyanka. For, party leaders know if Priyanka Gandhi Vadra enters active politics or even better electoral politics, it will be a dream come true for them. They have all been dreaming to see Priyanka wave sweeping not just Rae Bareli or Amethi, but the whole of Uttar Pradesh or for that matter the country. They are convinced — Priyanka has the charm and the charishma, somewhat matching her grand mother Indira Gandhi, to make the Congress Party the first choice for the majority of Indians and bring back party’s old glory.

So it was no wonder then that every time Priyanka stepped out of her house to be in her mother’s or brother’s constituencies, dreams of these leaders got revived. They felt that may be this time, she would say yes to their constant pleading of joining active politics and leading the party’s charge in UP and elsewhere. The first step Priyanka would take in Amethi or Rae Bareli, and media would all get excited to ask the same old question — Will you enter active politics? Will you campaign for the party in whole of the Uttar Pradesh? Will you contest election?

Every time, a reporter would ask a question, he would hope to get the dream answer to his question — Yes I would. But Priyanka never obliged. Every time, she was smart and diplomatic in answering and still not answering the question. She would only have to say — I am here to campaign and meet my people in Amethi and Rae Bareli who love me a lot. I am here only to see how they are. To seek their support for the party in Rae Bareli and Amethi.

So this time round when Priyanka went to Rae Bareli and Amethi once again to campaign for the party’s candidates in the assembly segments under the two Lok Sabha constituencies represeted by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, she was asked once again — Will you campaign beyond these seats? Will you enter active politics?

Priyanka did not answer the second question. But she did on the first. What may sound as music to the ears of the Congressmen, she finally said that yes I would campaign in whole of the Uttar Pradesh, but not before adding a rider — if Rahul asks me to do so. It’s a known fact — how close the brother-sister have been. Whether standing together at various politcal events where the two are there, or taking a walk on the Lodhi Road with Priyanka giving a few words of advise to Rahul or sharing the trademark smile in public gatherings, the bonding has been clearly visible.

Than why not credit the possible entry into a bigger political platfrom to her brother. At the end of the day, he is the one who has experience now of being in active politics for some years. Till Rahul tells her to take the plunge today or tomorrow, one question which would continue to haunt the minds of all Congressmen, journalists and crores of their fans — will they see more of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in political life? This has been their dream and they wish to preserve the dream to be true — one day.

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