Just before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections the Congress party has played its masterstroke, by appointing Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East). Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot has reacted to the appointment of Priyanka Gandhi as Congress General Secretary. He said, that the appointment will not only strengthen the Congress in Uttar Pradesh but in whole India. He also congratulated Jyotiraditya Scindia for being appointed as the General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh West.