Leaders of the Punjab Congress  welcomed the nomination of Priyanka Gandhi as general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh East by her brother and party president Rahul Gandhi.
Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal and PPCC president Sunil Jakhar hailed the move.
Sidhu tweeted: “This is a boon for me… everyone in the Congress is thrilled and inspired by the good news… it is a shot in the arm… the catalyst that will galvanise the party and infuse fresh spirits in our veins.”