GORAKHPUR, Nov. 5 -- Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made a brief halt at Gorakhpur Airport on Wednesday while en route to Bihar to address election meetings in districts going to polls in the second and final phase on November 11.

She was accorded a warm welcome by local Congress leaders and workers during her stopover. Priyanka reviewed the organisational status, interacted with district office-bearers, and instructed them to strengthen the party at the grassroots level.

"Priyanka ji inquired about the district organisation and encouraged us to expand the party's base among all sections of society. People are increasingly joining Congress due to growing discontent with the current central and state governments' polici...