Priyanka Chaturvedi is a Member of Parliament from the Rajya Sabha and holds the post of Deputy Leader in the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction). A former Congress spokesperson, Priyanka has been a voice for gender equality both inside and outside of parliament. She has been strident in her criticism of the BJP and does not hesitate to take on the government even on issues outside of her home state of Maharashtra. She is known to speak straight from the heart and in this episode with Smita Prakash, she does just that as she talks about issues ranging from woman empowerment to dealing with trolls, from personal life to her political journey. She opens up on why she quit the Congress and joined the Shiv Sena and what changes it brought to her political career. Through the conversation, she emphasizes the issue of stereotyping of women, especially in the field of politics