Campaigner To Strategist To Candidate: Priyanka Gandhi's Political Journey
NDTV
Priyanka Gandhi's win in the Wayanad bypoll will give the Parliament another charismatic leader who will make the Opposition's arguments more forceful.
The Congress's decision to field Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the bye-election in Kerala's Wayanad marks her debut in electoral politics, but she has been part of the party's campaigns and outreach programmes for about two decades now. Her political journey has seen her grow from a campaign face to a party organiser who works on strategy too.
Ms Gandhi Vadra holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's in Buddhist studies. She is married to businessman Robert Vadra and has two children -- son Raihan and daughter Miraya.
The younger Gandhi sibling, often compared to her grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for her looks as well as her taste for handloom sarees, took her first step into politics in the 2004 Lok Sabha election that marked her brother Rahul's electoral debut. Ahead of the general election that year, she campaigned for Rahul in Amethi and mother Sonia in Raebareli.
