"Will work hard to serve people of Wayanad," asserts Priyanka Gandhi

"My main promise is that I will work hard to serve the people of Wayanad. I will stand side by side with them through their problems & issues and I will fight for them. I will raise my voice on whichever platform I can, especially the Parliament if I am elected. I will do everything I can to help them resolve their issues and have a better life," said Priyanka Gandhi while speaking to ANI. Wayanad, a Congress bastion is going to see a contest between Congress's Priyanka Gandhi and BJP's Navya Haridas in the upcoming bypolls.

Priyanka Gandhi is contesting from the Wayanad constituency as United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate, is seeking election from the seat her brother Rahul Gandhi vacated.

Wayanad seat was vacated by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he was also elected to Lok Sabha from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh in the general elections held earlier this year. On the Congress party's attack that "Wayanad needs a permanent MP", Priyanka said, "My brother was definitely a permanent MP. He was MP for 5 years. If the people of Wayanad had had any issue with it, they would not have elected him again. But they did. So, I think that is the answer"Priyanka Gandhi said that once elected to power, she will understand the concerns of the region in depth and try to resolve them.

"I will be understanding the issues in depth once I come here again and talk to everyone. My brother has put a lot of pressure on the government for the medical colleges, they have put up a board but there are no facilities. We will put even more pressure on them so that facilities are started over there," Priyanka said.Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi kicked off campaigning in Wayanad ahead of the bypolls scheduled for November 13.Wayanad will go to the polls on November 13 along with voting for bye-elections in 47 assembly seats across 15 states. The first phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand will also be held on November 13. (ANI)