The Congress in Uttar Pradesh (UP) is expected to launch its poll campaign for the 2022 Assembly elections on October 9 with party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressing a public rally in Varanasi. Former Varanasi MP Rajesh Mishra confirmed that preparations for the rally have begun and added that the event was being organised to give a message of change to the people across the state. Priyanka Gandhi arrived in Lucknow on September 27 on a five-day visit to discuss with workers and leaders the party's preparedness for next year's Assembly elections in the state.