Priyanka campaigns in Haryana: Cong's most successful MP faces Modi test

MP Deepender Hooda's team is confident that people won't let the development he has done go in vain

“Panje ko panj lakh (500,000 votes to Congress),” say a group of middle-aged women, minutes before sitting MP Deepender Hooda is about to enter the arena and start a road show, along with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Holding placards of Priyanka, Rohtak waits as she runs late by two hours. Most of them wait for “Deepender bhaiya” but the excitement to see Priyanka is unmissable.

She appears finally, in a green cotton saree, standing atop a truck, waving, smiling, folding hands, and Rohtak bursts in excitement. Even a mini-BJP office that the convoy crosses, has people peeking out, as