evidence: However, Priyanka's party opted to nominate her for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, a constituency her elder brother Rahul Gandhi secured for two consecutive terms. [...] 52-year-old Priyanka, whose name did the rounds as the Congress candidate for Amethi, Rae Bareli and Varanasi parliamentary seats, will finally make her debut in electoral politics from the safe environs of Wayanad in Kerala, a state that the Congress has almost swept in the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections. [...] "The Congress for a long time was in search of an effective campaigner and in the 2024 elections, Priyanka Gandhi has been a revelation in the way she has responded to Modi. Priyanka Gandhi showed Modi can be countered and played a key role pan-India," said Rasheed Kidwai, who has authored several books, including "24 Akbar Road: A Short History of the People Behind the Fall and Rise of the Congress."