Priyanka’s poll voyage traces Gandhi legacy

Allahabad | Wednesday | 20th March, 2019

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It is dotted with prominent places visited by her father and grandmother — both former Prime Ministers — and even her great great grandfather. Later, he paid a visit to the temple with SP president Akhilesh Yadav in March 2017 during the UP assembly elections. ALLAHABAD/MIRZAPUR: Strengthening the political legacy of her ancestors in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seems to have had a ready reckoner to plan her debut election tour.Her carefully planned itinerary for the Uttar Pradesh campaign ahead of Lok Sabha elections follows a pattern. Now, I am a father of five and each of them is reliving the experience. She again visited the temple in 1981 after her victory in the 1980 elections.Rajiv had offered prayers at the temple just before the 1984 Lok Sabha elections, said Tiwari.Years later, Priyanka’s brother Rahul visited the grand temple before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections..