Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is now on Twitter; gets over 5,000 followers in minutes

The newly appointed Congress General Secretary for Eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi has made her debut on micro-blogging site Twitter on Monday.

Priyanka makes her Twitter debut hours ahead of her mega road show in Lucknow. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: The newly appointed Congress General Secretary for Eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi has made her debut on micro-blogging site Twitter on Monday. Made by the name of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, her profile bio reads “This is the official account of Priyanka Gandhi | General Secretary, Indian National Congress.” Currently, Priyanka is following only 7 people – all Congress leaders and has over 5 thousand followers. Priyanka makes her Twitter debut hours ahead of her mega road show in Lucknow. This is her first trip to the state after joining active politics two weeks ago. A grand roadshow is all set to welcome Priyanka when she arrives in Lucknow later today. Apart from Priyanka, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other prominent leaders including Jyotiraditya Scindia is also said to be the part of the event. The 15-km roadshow in Lucknow will end at the iconic Nehru Bhawan, the office of the UP Congress Committee. This will be the first visit of Priyanka Gandhi to this office which was inaugurated by late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. As per reports, Priyanka Gandhi will also garland the statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Sardar Patel in Lucknow’s main Hazratganj intersection and later the statue of Rajiv Gandhi at the Congress office. Massive arrangements have been done ahead of Priyanka's visit to the state. Congress Lucknow office has been decked up and huge banners and posters have been pulled out. With this mega rally, Congress aims to target the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). "Coming to Lucknow today. Will be accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jyotiraditya Scindia. Around 12 pm, there will be a roadshow from Lucknow airport to Congress headquarters. Excited to meet you all,” Congress President tweeted. Reportedly, Rahul Gandhi is likely to return to Delhi the same day, Priyanka and Scindia will stay in UP for the next three days holding to hold meetings with office bearers and also plan the strategy for upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The political battle in Uttar Pradesh has been opened up and Congress' move to bring Priyanka is considered to be a game-changing move by Rahul Gandhi.