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Will it be a package deal?

What Priyanka's entry into active politics means for the Congress and why Robert Vadra might be calling attention to himself

Will it be a package deal?
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In this Feb 3, 2012 file photo Priyanka Vadra is seen at an election campaign in Amethi. The Congress party on Wednesday, Jan 23, 2019 appointed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary of Uttar Pradesh East

Aditi Phadnis
In Uttar Pradesh, especially eastern Uttar Pradesh, everyone is called bhaiya – whether you’re the baby of the family or the eldest. But bhaiyas are always men. So it is a matter of mystery why Priyanka Gandhi is called bhaiyaji by constituents of Amethi and Rae Bareli.

Here’s why. When Rahul and Priyanka were children and used to visit the constituency with their grandmother Indira or father Rajiv, both had very short hair. So much so that most constituents thought for a long time that Priyanka was a boy. Hence the sobriquet bhaiyaji, that has stuck till today when she is
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