Rahul Gandhi will take a break from Bharat Jodo Yatra for Himachal campaign.
Shimla:
Congressman Rahul Gandhi is due to visit Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday to campaign for Saturday’s general elections.
Mr Gandhi will leave Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra (March of Unity of India) for a day to campaign in the hill state, sources said.
Mr Gandhi has been criticized for not campaigning for the party even in Gujarat, where two-phase elections are due on December 1st and 5th.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which was in Telangana yesterday and started from Kanyakumari, will enter Maharashtra today and reach Nanded district at 9pm on its 61st day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already campaigned for the BJP in the hill state. Mr Gandhi’s party faces a difficult task given its recent performance in state polls and by-elections.
However, both the BJP and Congress accuse each other of hiding internal power struggles in Himachal.
Congress has not announced a candidate for the post of prime minister in Himachal. The party’s state observer, Bhupesh Baghel, said they would contest the election under “collective leadership”.
PM Modi slammed Congress at a rally in Himachal yesterday that it is a party mired in power struggles and factional struggles and can never ensure stability and development in the hill country.