Gandhi family’s Wayanad visit stirs politics ahead of assembly elections.
The Gandhi family’s sudden arrival in Kerala has heated up state politics. This marks the first time the entire Gandhi family has visited Wayanad together. Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi first arrived in Kerala for a ten-day visit. Following this, her mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul Gandhi also arrived. Assembly elections are scheduled for Kerala in eight months. Congress has been losing elections there for two consecutive terms.
Kerala was the only state where Congress had hoped to return to power, but the last defeat has changed the situation. Congress leaders are hoping that the Gandhi family’s focus on Kerala will change the situation, but the reports are not encouraging. First, the Congress in Kerala is divided into several factions. Second, there is no strong leader there who can win elections. Third, the BJP has increased its support base there.