Priyanka Gandhi appointed as Congress general secretary for UP East

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New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been appointed as Congress General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East by party president Rahul Gandhi today. Announcing Priyanka’s formal entry into active politics, Congress informed that she will be taking charge of her responsibility with effect from February first week. Party workers were seen celebrating outside her residence in the national capital. During earlier elections, Priyanka had kept herself limited to campaigning for Rahul and Sonia Gandhi in Amethi and Raebareli parliamentary constituencies only. Incidentally, both Amethi and Raebareli are also part of Uttar Pradesh East, the region of which Priyanka has been given charge as General Secretary. Apart from Priyanka, Congress party has also appointed KC Venugopal as Congress General Secretary, Jyotiraditya Scindia as AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh West and Ghulam Nabi Azad as AICC General Secretary for Haryana.