Calicut, June 14 -- Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at the Calicut airport on Friday. Upon her arrival, she was welcomed by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph and other senior leaders of the party's state unit.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's visit is very crucial ahead of the Nilambur assembly constituency bypoll. The voting for the by-election will be held on June 19, whereas the results will be declared on June 23.

The elections were necessitated after the resignation of PV Anvar, an LDF-backed MLA, who stepped down in January after making several allegations against the Left government in the state. However, Anvar is going to contest the elections under the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) banner. ...