Priyanka’s entry has generated a lot of heat, in political circles, and we see a lot of discussions and debates in TVs and press, some supporting and some opposing. She has been made General Secretary, and made in-charge of Eastern UP, at a time when Lok Sabha elections are around the corner. I feel it’s a good decision to put her in charge of a region where it’s party is in poor state, while SP -BSP are in alliance and it’s a Herculean task to take on BJP in UP and if you see the initial responses from Sambit Patra etc, her entry must have rattled the ruling party. The inevitable has happened. Priyanka has taken the plunge into the cesspool in what could be a  defining moment in the run-up to the general elections. But if we see the reality, her entry didn’t happen overnight. The party brass had been discussing the subject of a party position for her for quite a while, even though she had been known for more than a decade, as the star campaigner for her mother and brother.

While many political analysts say that it’s a big master-stroke and give a fillip to the party’s prospects in the ensuing elections. The news had made the ruling dispensation uneasy as can be seen from a somewhat crude response from their top leader. Instead of displaying some gravitas, a familiar and worn out bogey of the dynasty has been raised. Dynasty has no meaning in democracy. We have KCRs, CBNs, Rajanath Singh, Vasundhara Raje, Menaka, and I can quote 100 names from BJP alone, but they are all contesting elections and winning as nobody can be imposed as King because he or she belongs to a royal lineage. The so-called dynasty doesn’t ensure any guaranteed success. One has to go through the election process and prove one’s worth. Otherwise, one would be mercilessly thrown out. The party will see the win ability and also the mass-appeal. The way the BJP is trying to woo cine -stars and other public figures, though they are bereft of any experience. Priyanka is a well-known face with a lot of charisma and vote-catching ability. She doesn’t deserve the derision of top leadership and people like Sabit Patra. In fact, it’s their internal matter, and Shivsena has reacted gracefully.

Priyanka has as much right as anybody else to enter politics. As a matter fact, her background of having two martyrs in the family makes her all the more eligible and nothing to sneer about.

Now with her entry, the prospects of the party returning to power in 2019 have brightened and the nation in all likelihood may witness a “New Women’s Era”

Whether Congress wins or looses and no matter how the “dynasty rule “ debate pans out, this latest political entry by Priyanka is a key event in Indian politics.Circumstances and her own performance will determine how the career of the political debutante unfolds but for the moment her arrival has shaken up national politics.