Wayanad bypoll: Priyanka kicks off campaign with massive roadshow

To contest against LDF's Sathyan Mokeri & BJP's Navya Haridas | Voting on November 13

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Wayanad (Kerala), Updated At : 12:56 PM Oct 23, 2024 IST

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a roadshow after filing her nomination papers from the Wayanad constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll, on Wednesday. PTI

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was given a rousing welcome by thousands of people, including UDF leaders and workers, at Kalpetta here on Wednesday as she prepares to make her electoral debut by filing nomination papers for the coming Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll.

Priyanka, who arrived in the hill district on Tuesday night along with her mother — Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi — led the roadshow along with her brother, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, from the new bus stand at Kalpetta.

Priyanka would be contesting against LDF's Sathyan Mokeri and BJP's Navya Haridas.

Mokeri, a former MLA from the Nadapuram constituency in Kozhikode district, is known for his work addressing issues in the agricultural sector.

Haridas is a two-time councillor in the Kozhikode Corporation. She is also the state general secretary of the Mahila Morcha.

The byelection became necessary after Rahul, who won the Lok Sabha poll from there and Rae Bareli constituency, decided to vacate Wayanad.

Voting will be held on November 13.

While Priyanka and Sonia had arrived in Wayanad on Tuesday night, Rahul and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge reached here by helicopter on Wednesday morning.