New Delhi: In the run up to the assembly elections in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi began a two-day visit to Gujarat on Friday. The Congress scion's visit comes soon after the grand old party signed a deal with the Hardik Patel-led Patidar community following rigorous negotiation.
However, Mr Patel and Mr Gandhi are not expected to share stage during the election rallies in Gujarat.
The
highlight of his two-day tour has been the visit to the Dalit Shakti Kendra (DSK), a vocational training institute run by Dalit activists, near Sanand town of this district, where he accepted a national flag
weighing 240 kg. Mr Gandhi is scheduled to visit various villages and towns on his journey covering Gandhinagar, Arvalli, Mahisagar and Dahod districts today.
Here are the live updates from the Day 2 of Rahul Gandhi's two-day Gujarat tour.
Nov 25, 2017 12:23 (IST)
The Congress Vice President will end his two-day Gujarat tour in Dahod district today, Indian National Congress tweeted from its official account.
Nov 25, 2017 12:18 (IST)
Apart from meeting members of Dalit community, Rahul Gandhi on Friday also met representatives from public health sector and teaching community in Ahmedabad.
Nov 25, 2017 11:13 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi will kick-off the poll campaign on the second day of his two-day tour from Gandhinagar.