Priyanka Gandhi Congress Leadership: Speculation about giving a new responsibility to Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi has stirred up politics in Bihar. There are indications that Priyanka Gandhi may be given an important role in the organization in 2026.
Patna: The buzz about Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi getting a big and important responsibility within the party in 2026 has intensified the political activity in Bihar. While statements from Congress leaders are raising demands for a bigger role for Priyanka, the opposition is portraying it as a ‘failure’ of Rahul Gandhi. Let’s find out.
Priyanka Gandhi may get a new responsibility
Priyanka Gandhi is currently serving as General Secretary without any specific portfolio. After the defeat in the 2022 UP assembly elections, she was removed from the post of UP in-charge. According to sources, instead of limiting her to one state, she may be given a new and influential position such as ‘Campaign Committee Head’ or ‘Election Management Committee’.
Meanwhile, statements from Priyanka’s husband Robert Vadra and Congress MP from UP, Imran Masood, have fueled discussions about a leadership change. While Masood called her a contender for the PM’s post, Vadra said that the public’s demand to see Priyanka in a bigger role is constantly increasing. Political analysts are interpreting Robert Vadra’s statement as a hint towards the Congress president’s post.
Congress doesn’t trust Rahul’s leadership: Upendra Kushwaha
Reacting sharply to Vadra’s statement, Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha raised strong questions about Rahul Gandhi’s leadership abilities. Kushwaha said, “The way Robert Vadra is talking about bringing Priyanka Gandhi forward, it is clear that even the Congress itself no longer trusts Rahul Gandhi’s leadership.”
Kushwaha further taunted that whether it is Priyanka or Rahul, no Congress leader will be able to reach the Prime Minister’s chair for many years to come. He emphasized that the country is currently safe under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will continue to remain so.
What did Kushwaha say about Rahul’s statement abroad?
Upendra Kushwaha also strongly objected to Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of Indian institutions in Berlin. He said, “When will Rahul Gandhi understand that matters concerning the country should be discussed within the country itself? Criticizing one’s own system abroad is objectionable.” Kushwaha said that the public has already responded to his statements like these in the past, and he will have to face the consequences in the future as well.
Edited by: Sudhendra Pratap Singh
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