Lot of buzz happened in social media and twitter after Priyanka Gandhi took a plunge into active politics from the most important state of Uttar Pradesh. There is expectation this will improve the Congress prospects dramatically. But CM Yogi Adityanath has dismissed all this mere rubbish and there will be no impact on electoral prospects of the BJP. Yogi says that just like Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka is a zero and together they will make the Congress a big zero.
Indeed, the Congress party’s strength has hit rock bottom in UP and its position is further weakened after Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati refused to include it in their alliance. The Congress formed the government in three northern states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh last year. But the party needs to recover its former strength and make a reasonable progress in the all important UP state.
To regain some focus, Congress is now planning to field Priyanka Gandhi from Gorakhpur which is a stronghold of Yogi Adityanath. Congress plan is to hit the BJP where it hurts the most. So much media attention and mouth talk that Priyanka episode created. This has forced Yogi to break his silence and speak on how Priyanka will not change fortunes of Congress.
