Speculations are once again high that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the star campaigner of the Congress during the last several elections in the State, is likely to enter into active politics.
There are enough indications that Priyanka could contest the coming lok Sabha elections replacing her mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli though there is no official word on it, according to sources. Presently Priyanka is working intensively to strengthen the Congress organisation in Rae Bareli and even took interviews to select the district party office-bearers. She
has now also been given the task to strengthen the party organisation in the adjoining Amethi district, the parliamentary constituency of her brother and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
According to sources, Priyanka could don the shoes of her mother from Rae Bareli due to Sonia Gandhi's ill-health. There is also a speculation that Rahul Gandhi could move to Rae Bareli and his sister would contest from Amethi, as
Rae Bareli is deemed to be the Prime Minister's seat. ''Priyanka's increasing visits to Rae Bareli in the recent times and her sparing out time to go to Amethi is an enough indication, which shows that the brother - sister duo could contest the general elections this time,'' sources added. Both Rahul and Priyanka were also on a visit to the area on Monday.
The AICC vice-president had in the past asked his sister to introduce the system of interview to select the district committee in his Amethi parliamentary constituency just as she did for the Rae Bareli. She has also started meeting the people of Rae Bareli in Delhi too and during the past two years she had visited Rae Bareli for nine times for organisational purpose. Politicians close to the Gandhi family too said that it would not be a surprise if Priyanka Gandhi replaces her mother from Rae Bareli.