Priyanka Gandhi is insurance to save Rahul, Sonia?

One of the biggest news items of the month has to be Priyanka Gandhi’s political entry.  On Wednesday, she was appointed as the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, East Uttar Pradesh.

After her elevation, her brother Rahul Gandhi said, “Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia are powerful leaders. We wanted the young leaders to change Uttar Pradesh politics.”  

However, some BJP leaders are saying that the Congress falling back on Priyanka is a sign of Rahul’s failure.  This is understandable.  The Congress chief has really been a failure in Uttar Pradesh.  Even the recent victories in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh have been attributed to local leadership.  

Union Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal said, “It’s a stamp by Congress and Rahul Gandhi on his utter failure, the fact that no alliance is wanting to shake hands with Congress in any state, they were becoming irrelevant, they had to play this Eastern UP card to insure Rahul & Sonia Ji’s seats.”