Priyanka Gandhi's 3-day visit to Lucknow begins today

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the All India Congress Committee general secretary and in charge of Uttar Pradesh, expected to conduct marathon meetings with the party leaders and workers during her Lucknow visit. Earlier, she had concluded a 5-day tour in the poll-bound state on September 13

Lucknow (UP):Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, general secretary of the All India Congress Committee and in charge of Uttar Pradesh will be in Lucknow on a 3-day tour from Monday. This is the first time in the last two and a half years that the Congress leader is visiting UP again within 15 days.

Vadra will conduct marathon meetings with the party leaders and workers in view of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, and also take stock of the party's poll preparedness.

According to sources, Vadra will reach the Amausi Airport at 12 o'clock, from where she will directly reach Sheela Kaul's residence. The series of meetings will be held at the Congress headquarters for two days from Tuesday. Along with strengthening the organization, an election strategy will also be discussed.

Speculations are also rife that Vadra's visit to Lucknow may be extended for a week instead of three days, wherein she will tour different parts of the state. However, no official announcement has been made by the Congress party about her visit yet.

Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh Congress in charge had concluded her 5-day visit to the state on September 13.

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls are scheduled to be conducted in 2022. Around 50 leaders have been given permission to contest the Assembly elections.

In the 2017 Assembly elections, the BJP won a landslide victory winning 312 Assembly seats. The party secured a 39.67 per cent vote share in the elections for 403-member Assembly. Samajwadi Party bagged 47 seats, BSP won 19 while Congress could manage to win only seven seats.