Kapil Sibal's latest tweet on Priyanka Gandhi's formal induction into Congress has raised speculations that apart from the party post, the Congress heiress may also be preparing to make her electoral debut in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In a not so veiled attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Sibal without naming anyone said that Priyanka will unseat ‘......’ from the two high profile constituencies.
Sibal's tweet came on Thursday, a day after Priyanka took charge of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in the eastern Uttar Pradesh. Taking to Twitter, Sibal wrote, “Modiji and Amit Shah called for a: Congress mukt Bharat..With the entry of Priyanka Gandhi in UP (East) will we see a: .............mukt Varanasi ?............mukt Gorakhpur?”
As Sonia Gandhi is planning to retire from the electoral politics, rumours are that Priyanka may also contest polls this year. However, after Sibal's tweet, news channels and political pundits quoted sources to report that she might take on the two tall leaders of BJP, Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath who contest from Varanasi and Gorakhpur respectively. If the rumours are true, it will be a tough fight between the two major parties. Priyanka Gandhi entry into election will undoubtedly fire up the elections.
Congress spokesperson Kumari Selja also responded to the news, and said that Priyanka's entry into politics will "further enthuse our party workers to defeat the nefarious agenda of the Bharatiya Janata Party".