With hours left for Priyanka Gandhi and her brother Rahul Gandhi to arrive in Wayanad, from where the former is fighting her debut election, the Congress party top brass is preparing to give the duo

The Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala is organising a major road show for her at Kalpetta town along with Rahul, who is Wayanad's former MP.

In the upcoming November 13 bypoll for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, BJP candidate Navya Haridas is banking on her extensive political experience to take on Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is making her electoral debut.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to file her nomination for the Wayanad bypoll on October 23. On Tuesday, Priyanka Gandhi, accompanied by her mother, Sonia Gandhi, arrived at Mysuru Airport and were greeted by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and other senior Congress leaders.

Priyanka Gandhi arrives in Wayanad for her debut election campaign. She will file nomination papers and participate in a roadshow with Rahul Gandhi.

Rahul and Priyanka will lead a roadshow in Kalpetta before filing her nomination; Wayanad goes to polls on November 13

Days after the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress had announced in June itself that Rahul Gandhi will retain the Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh and vacate the Wayanad seat in Kerala,

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.