The bypolls for seven assembly seats- Naugawan, Sadat, Bullandshahar, Bangarmau, Ghatampur, Deoria, Tundla and Makhani will take place on November 3 and results will be announced on November 10.

For the first time Priyanka Gandhi is alone responsible for the entire show on behalf of her party. From selection of candidates to campaign, every decision has been taken by Priyanka Gandhi who is AICC general secretary incharge of entire UP.

During 2019 Lok Sabha polls, she was only incharge of eastern UP and hardly any time to perform. It may be mentioned that Jyotiraditya Scindia was incharge of Western UP who has now joined BJP.

Since last Lok Sabha polls, Priyanka Gandhi has been in touch with party leaders and workers on regular basis. Priyanka was responsible in making Ajay Kumar Lalloo as state president and his team of office- bearers. During pandemic it was only Congress Party which was visible on roads helping people in distress including lakhs of migrant labourers. Priyanka not only raised the issue of corruption in handling of pandemic by the state government but offered help to arrange buses to bring back migrant labourers.

Congress leaders raised the issue of rise in crime against women. She alongwith her brother Rahul Gandhi were first opposition leaders who confronted the UP administration on the issue of alleged gangrape of dalit woman in Hathras and reached the village to meet the family of the victim. Not only Hathras incident, Priyanka raised the issue of all women belonging to different caste and religion through video, tweet and letters to CM Adityanath. She also raised the issue of farmers with the government from power tariff to proper purchase of their produce.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi also took up the issue of weavers especially in eastern UP and Varanasi in particular. The weavers in Varanasi which is represented by none other PM Narendra Modi also suffered during pandemic and their issue was raised by Priyanka Gandhi and CPI national secretary Atul Anjaan.

Priyanka Gandhi also galvanised her party workers through constant video calls and series of programs during last few months. The name of Congress President Ajay Kumar Lalloo will be included for maximum number of arrest for public causes. He is always in limelight while trying to meet the victims and being prevented by the authorities.

For the first time Priyanka Gandhi herself and team is linked with grass root workers through their mobile numbers. Now ground work has already been done by Priyanka and her team to face the bypolls and much depends on campaign with hurdles due to pandemic restrictions. The future strategy of Priyanka Gandhi for 2022 assembly elections will depend on the results of these bypolls and votes polled by Congress candidates. (IPA Service)