Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins Twitter ahead of mega roadshow in Lucknow

Within minutes of joining the microblogging platform, she has ganed thousand of followers.

NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday made her much-awaited debut on Twitter. Priyanka has made her social media debut ahead of her mega roadshow in Lucknow, her first after joining officially joining the party.

Within minutes of joining the microblogging platform, she gained thousands of followers. "This is the official account of Priyanka Gandhi | General Secretary, Indian National Congress," her bio on her official account states.

Making it official, Congress tweeted: "Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is now on Twitter. You may follow her at @priyankagandhi."

Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is now on Twitter. You may follow her at @priyankagandhi — Congress (@INCIndia) February 11, 2019

Several Congress leaders welcomed her on Twitter Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweeted: "Pleased to welcome @priyankagandhi to @twitter. It was once a lonely furrow for a Congressman to plough - glad to see @INCIndia stalwarts now all take to it with enthusiasm."

Pleased to welcome @priyankagandhi to @twitter. It was once a lonely furrow for a Congressman to plough - glad to see @INCIndia stalwarts now all take to it with enthusiasm. — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) February 11, 2019

Welcome to the world of Twitter @priyankagandhi ji! — Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) February 11, 2019

Follow Congress Gen Sec Smt Priyanka Gandhi Vadra here

Welcome to Twitter @PriyankaGandhi! — Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) February 11, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi Ji is now on Twitter. @priyankagandhi. Follow her for inspiring speeches, thoughts and her work. — Apsara R (@talktoapsara) February 11, 2019

From her verified account, Priyanka as of now is just following seven handles. These are party leaders Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot, Ahmed Patel, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Rahul Gandhi. Apart from the leaders, she follows the Congress party's Twitter account.

She is yet to post her first tweet.