Assembly bypolls to 31 constituencies is underway, mostly vacated following the resignations of MLAs who were elected to the Lok Sabha in the elections
Voting in the bypolls for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat commenced at 7 am on Wednesday
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is making her electoral debut from Wayanad, urged voters on Wednesday to cast their ballot and called for building a better future together.
Polling for the first phase of Jharkhand's assembly elections, the Wayanad parliamentary seat in Kerala, and bypolls in 33 assembly seats across 11 states is set to begin on Wednesday morning.
"This is more than politics for me; the people of Wayanad have truly won a place in my heart. Priyanka and I have taken it up as a mission to make Wayanad a top destination in Kerala," he said
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is the UDF candidate contesting in the bypoll
The by-election for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled for November 13
Priyanka, on the last day of her second leg of bypoll campaign, said that if she was given a chance, she would fight for the people of Wayanad not only in the Parliament, but on every other platform
Earlier in the day, the Congress candidate emphasised the importance of bolstering agriculture and tourism in Wayanad
She stated that real issues facing the people are being overlooked, and their problems remain unresolved
When devastating landslides struck Wayanad in July, Rahul Gandhi had already vacated this Lok Sabha seat - a move his opponents called a 'betrayal'. Now, with tragedy and unresolved issues as the back
He said the Constitution of the country was not written with hatred, but with humility and love
Wayanad, a Congress bastion is going to see a contest between Congress's Priyanka Gandhi, BJP's Navya Haridas and the Left candidate Sathyan Mokeri in the upcoming bypolls
"My main promise is that I will work hard to serve the people of Wayanad. I will stand side by side with them through their problems and issues and I will fight for them. I will raise my voice
Her remarks came after Modi on Friday said the Congress stands "badly exposed" in front of the people for promising to them what the party knows it will never be able to deliver
Priyanka Gandhi is contesting from the Wayanad constituency as a United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate, is seeking election from the seat her brother Rahul Gandhi vacated
A senior leader of the CPI and a former MLA, Mokeri, said the people of Wayanad experienced the result of electing Rahul Gandhi in the past five years and the voters could not even see him
The Congress leader, in Wayanad for two days as part of her bypoll campaign, further said that the BJP's politics was different from the kind on which the country was founded
Priyanka said the stand taken by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre indicates its lack of respect for the people
Addressing a meeting organised in Meenangadi in this hill district, the AICC general secretary referred to the violence in Manipur and alleged that planned attacks are taking place against minorities