Former congress President Sonia Gandhi will visit Wayand after a decade to accompany the party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi to file her nomination papers for the upcoming bypolls in Kerala. “Sonia Gandhi will reach Wayanad on Tuesday evening.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will file her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll on Wednesday, party sources said. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will be present on the occasion, they said.

Moreover, here in Wayanad, Priyanka is going to fight the by-election on the seat vacated by Rahul Gandhi. Notably, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi won from both Wayanad and his family's traditional seat in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, ultimately choosing Raebareli and leaving Wayanad.

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is all set to file her nomination papers for Wayanad bye-elections on October 23, party sources said on Monday.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seeks blessings from Mallikarjun Kharge before filing nomination for Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll.

Navya Haridas, a 39-year-old engineer and two-time councillor from Kozhikode, is the BJP's candidate for the Wayanad bypolls, where she will face Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of the Congress.

Priyanka Gandhi will be contesting from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, where a by-election was necessitated after sitting MP Rahul Gandhi, who was also elected from UP's Raebareli, vacated the seat to retain the family stronghold.

BJP state general secretary C Krishna Kumar has been nominated for the Palakkad Assembly seat bypoll, while K Balakrishnan will contest for the Chelakkara Assembly seat. These candidates were announced after the BJP Parliamentary Board meeting in Delhi on Saturday.

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and former party President Sonia Gandhi will campaign in Kerala's Wayanad for her daughter and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi who is contesting her first electoral battle.

The Bhartiya Janata Party announced the candidature of Navya Haridas from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency for coming bypoll against Congress' national leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election is scheduled to be held on November 13.