Telangana Assembly elections: Rahul Gandhi to visit state from 18 to 20 October for election campaign

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also be in Telangana, on 18 October, to take part in a women's convention along with her brother.

BySouth First Desk

Published Oct 16, 2023 | 12:00 PMUpdatedOct 16, 2023 | 12:00 PM

TPCC cheif Revanth Reddy with Congress leadership

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is slated to visit Telangana from 18 to 20 October as part of the party’s election campaign for the Assembly elections to be conducted in the state on 30 November.

Along with Rahul Gandhi, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also be in Telangana, on 18 October, to take part in a women’s convention, along with her brother.

Duo to address women’s convention

Both Rahul and Priyanka will address a women’s convention there, AICC in charge of party affairs in Telangana Manikrao Thakre said. 

With Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state, the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) will intensify their election campaign and boost the morale of the cadre ahead of the elections.

While Priyanka is set to return to Delhi after the women’s convention, Rahul Gandhi will continue to attend events in the state till 20 October.

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Rahul Gandhi’s campaign plan 

After landing in Hyderabad on 18 October, he will proceed to Mulugu and visit Ramappa temple and later address a public meeting from 4 pm to 6 pm. From 7 pm to 8 pm, he will take part in a padayatra with the unemployed youth. 

The next day, on 19 October, he will interact with Singareni and NTPC workers’ union leaders, and RFCL workers and contract job victims from 10 am to 12:30 am in Ramagundam.

 He will address a public meeting from 4 pm to 6 pm, apart from interacting with the rice millers’ association and farmers in Peddapalli. From 7 pm to 8 pm, he will take part in Padayatra in Karimnagar. 

On the third day, on 20 October, Rahul Gandhi will interact with beedi workers and gulf migrant worker families from 10 am to 1 pm in Bodhan in Nizamabad district, followed by a visit to Nizam Sugar Factory. 

From 4 pm to 6 pm, he will address a public meeting in Armur and interact with turmeric and sugarcane farmers. From 7 pm to 8 pm, he will take part in padayatra in Nizamabad.

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BJP to bring in PM and HM

While the BJP is planning to conduct public meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other senior leaders in Telangana, the ruling BRS is solely relying on the charisma of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.

However, the TPCC is depending on Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi’s charisma.

(With PTI inputs)