As the first phase of polling was underway in Gujarat, actor Swara Bhasker joined Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra. When asked about her experience, the actor says, "The experience was quite exhilarating and tremendous, I don't think I have experienced something like this." She further says that the political culture in India has deteriorated in the last eight years. She also says that the Yatra is a radical way to resist the hate.