Hope Priyanka campaigns outside Amethi, Rae Bareli: Azad

Ghulam Nabi Azad, the new Congress General Secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday favoured Priyanka Gandhi campaigning outside Amethi and Rae Bareli for the state Assembly elections next year.

“I do hope that she will definitely campaign in some other places as per time available to her,” he said. He was asked whether Priyanka, who has been focusing on the Assembly segments in Amethi and Rae Bareli Parliamentary constituencies so far, would be campaigning outside to help party Vice President Rahul Gandhi.

Azad will be going to Lucknow today for a two-day brainstorming session with senior state leaders on the strategy ahead. He has already said the Congress will project a Chief Ministerial candidate.

Talking separately at the AICC briefing, Ajay Maken said it was up to Priyanka to decide when she wanted to get into active politics.