Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is heading towards a thumping victory in her electoral debut at Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala.
Two hours after the counting began, her margin crossed one lakh. Congress camps are expecting a victory margin of four lakh votes.
It is almost certain that Priyanka will succeed her brother and party leader Rahul Gandhi as Wayanad MP.
LDF candidate and CPI senior leader Sathyam Mokeri is currently in the second place while BJP's Navya Haridas is at third.
Even as Congress was targeting a victory margin of five lakh, a drop in voter turnout dashed the hopes.
Meanwhile, BJP's hopes at Palakkad was suffering a setback as Congress candidate Rahul Mamkoottathil was maintaining a lead after three rounds of counting. BJP's C Krishnakumar is in second place.
Ruling LDF could heave a sigh of relief as CPM candidate U R Pradeep is maintaining lead in sitting seat Chelakkara in Thrissur.