Protesters demand Priyanka Gandhi's entry into active politics

This is not the first election in which there has been a demand from the party workers for a larger role for Priyanka, who has so far strictly confined herself to campaigning in only two Parliamentary seats of Raebareli and Amethi represented by her mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul Gandhi.

Two district Congress leaders from Allahabad, who had put up posters asking Priyanka to contest from the Phulpur constituency in October 2013, were suspended by the party last year.

Recently, some remarks by senior party leader Janardan Dwivedi regarding Priyanka's interest in politics have led to speculation about a possible larger role for her in the party affairs.