As UP Congress Meets To Revive Party, Priyanka Gandhi Leaves Abruptly
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Priyanka Gandhi had arrived in Lucknow yesterday to attend Congress's 'Nav Sankalp Karyashala', and returned late last night, said local leaders.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was in Lucknow for the two-day 'Nav Sankalp Karyashala' to discuss the strategy for the party's revival in Uttar Pradesh, has cut short her visit and returned to Delhi, a party leader said on Thursday.
No reasons were cited for her decision to leave early.
"Yes, she has left for New Delhi," Vice Chairman, state Congress Media, Pankaj Srivastava told PTI.
Ms Gandhi had arrived in Lucknow on Wednesday to attend the Karyashala to discuss the strategy for the party's revival in Uttar Pradesh after its drubbing in the recent state polls. The Congress leader, who was scheduled to attend the second day of the programme, returned late last night, local party leaders said.
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