Congress president Rahul Gandhi marked the start of a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh by garlanding a portrait of Lord Shiva. He was welcomed with chants of bol bam by more than 100 Congress supporters dressed as Kanwars or devotees of lord Shiva. In mobile footage, the Congress president can be seen wearing a red-coloured scarf and accepting a lord Shiva image gifted by supporters.