Ranchi: Congress general secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s name has not figured in the list of the star campaigners for Jharkhand assembly polls, beginning from later this month. The party on Thursday released a list of 40-star campaigners, including Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, and Sonia Gandhi, for the Jharkhand Assembly polls, but Priyanka’s name is missing. Jharkhand will go to polls in five phases from November 30.
Congress is fighting in alliance with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and RJD. Congress, JMM, and RJD are fighting on 31, 41 and 7 seats respectively. Jharkhand BJP has taken a dig at the Congress star campaigners list. “Congress seems to have admitted that the charisma of the Gandhi family is waning. In the list of 40 campaigners, the name of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is missing. It may be due to the bad performance of the party in Uttar Pradesh polls. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has no base in public,” said Jharkhand BJP spokesperson Pratul Sahdeo to reporters. Priyanka was in charge of the Congress campaign in UP. The Congress is galvanising itself for the elections after the morale-boosting results from Haryana and Maharashtra. (IANS)