Priyanka Gandhi (File photo)

GANDHINAGAR: Congress’s Gujarat unit will ask the party’s central leadership to nominate east UP general secretary Priyanka Gandhi as a candidate from the state for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Congress is poised to win two of the four seats up for elections.

The state unit feels Priyanka contesting from Gujarat will give the party cadre a morale boost. Elections for four Rajya Sabha seats of Gujarat will be held on March 26; last day for filing nominations is March 13.

The Madhya Pradesh unit, along with other Congress-ruled states where RS elections are to be held, have also sought Priyanka’s nomination. If it does take place, it will mark her entry into electoral politics.

Leader of opposition (LOP) Paresh Dhanani confirmed the developments. About the candidate for the second RS seat, Dhanani refused to take any names.

