Congress will give 40 per cent of the party tickets to women candidates in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announced.

Urging women to come forward into the political arena, Priyanka said the move will ensure equal participation of women in Uttar Pradesh. “This decision is for the daughter of Chandoli, the daughter of Unnao, the daughter of Ramesh Chandra, the Valmiki daughter of Lucknow and for every women of Uttar Pradesh who wants a change,” she said during a press conference in Lucknow.

Congress will give 40 per cent of the party tickets to women candidates in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announced.

Urging women to come forward into the political arena, Priyanka said the move will ensure equal participation of women in Uttar Pradesh. “This decision is for the daughter of Chandoli, the daughter of Unnao, the daughter of Ramesh Chandra, the Valmiki daughter of Lucknow and for every women of Uttar Pradesh who wants a change,” she said during a press conference in Lucknow.