"Being parachuted into Wayanad is nothing but an attempt to hoodwink the people of Wayanad again. I don't think the people of Wayanad are ready to be fooled again. Rahul Gandhi fooled them once but this time they will not be fooled. The NDA has put forth a very competent, dynamic, hard-working candidate Navya Haridas. She has a proven track record of serving the public as a counsellor. So the two sharp differences between the BJP and the Congress are visible in Wayanad....Rahul Gandhi for five years did nothing. I suspect Priyanka Gandhi will continue to follow the same tradition. I think the people of Wayanad will certainly support Navya Haridas because she's a much more competent person. She's more qualified. She's from Kerala, she speaks Malayalam and she is committed to working hard for the people of Wayanad. Priyanka Gandhi is not from Kerala, doesn't speak Malayalam, doesn't know what the problems of Wayanada are and is succeeding an MP, her own brother, who did nothing for Wayanad for the last five years...," said Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
"There is no seat-sharing formula of Maha Vikas Aghadi. MVA's list got delayed because we are going to form the Government. Others are going to sit in Opposition. We will come to power, so we have to choose candidates and seats very carefully. Our complete list will be released by 4 pm today. The work has almost been completed last night. There are no disputes or differences among us. Everything is going on well."
"We are getting a very positive response from the public. We started the campaign three days back with a roadshow. Not only the BJP workers but the other public is also welcoming very warmly... She (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) is starting her campaign today. She has come here with her family. We have already started three days back and the campaigning is going on in full fledge... I will file my nomination tomorrow at 12 pm..."
"Today is an important day for Priyanka Ji but it is an even bigger day for the Parliament of India. I thank Rahul Ji and Sonia Ji that they are bringing Priyanka Ji. I have worked with her in Uttar Pradesh. She has the courage bravery, and power to speak the truth and she makes the biggest statements in parliamentary language. An extraordinary talent is entering the Parliament of India by winning by lakhs of votes..."
"The whole energy that you see, is something we all have been waiting for. We always wanted Priyanka Gandhi to contest from anywhere and be in Lok Sabha but we never expected that the luck would come to us. We are all very excited. There is enthusiasm all over, energy reverberating across Wayanad. It's double luck for Wayanad and also for Kerala because it will be written in golden letter - Priyanka Gandhi, Members of Lok Sabha, Wayanad, Kerala..."
"Priyanka Gandhi was already in politics, it is her electoral debut. We want to send our good wishes. We hope that she will win with a big margin, even bigger than what Rahul Gandhi got. We hope for a win for all I.N.D.I.A. alliance candidates in by-polls," says Samajwadi Party leader Udaiveer Singh as Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is making her electoral debut by filing her nomination for Wayanad by-poll today.
"The Nehru-Gandhi family has cleared that they feel themselves safe in only the constituency where there are Muslim voters. Wayanad has 30 pc Muslim voters. The Congress party behaves like a modern Muslim league. After facing defeat in Amethi, Rahul Gandhi runs to a constituency where there is 30 pc Muslim voters. Priyanka Gandhi is making debut there. Their political strategy is to get 90 pc of these 30 pc Muslim voters. Congress is doing real communal politics. Before the independence, this used to be done by Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Today, Congress is doing it by dividing Hindus in castes, and wants to consolidate. Priyanka Gandhi has cleared that they only think about Muslim votes," says BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari to PTI.
" They will soon lose in Nagpur too. They speak about Wayanad and Lakshadweep, I would like to tell BJP that we are Indians and the whole of India is our home. We can go anywhere and contest from anywhere."
“We are going to win with a majority. People are enthusiastic about Priyanka Gandhi’s candidature,” says Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan as party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra' is et to file her nomination for Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll today.
“I have the experience and the confidence. I have emerged from the booth and I am happy that I can now contest for Lok Sabha… It’s not an election. It’s a by-election. (Lok Sabha LoP) Rahul Gandhi has forced them into another election. When Wayanad (in Kerala) was hit by landslide, no (Congress) representative was there to raise their (people's) issues,” says BJP candidate Navya Haridas who is contesting against Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi.
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