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Nanded to be first stop in Maharashtra for Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra
Updated On: 09 September, 2022 08:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
Former CM Ashok Chavan, who has dismissed talks of leaning towards BJP, prepares to make Gandhi’s public meeting in his fiefdom a grand success
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party MP KC Venugopal and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on the second day of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Kaniyakumari Thursday. Pic/ANI
In the Maharashtra leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi will address his first public meeting in Nanded, the fiefdom of Congress leader Ashok Chavan, who according to rumours is eyeing an entry into the BJP. Chavan has pledged loyalty to Congress and is now working on the November 7 rally`s success.
Gandhi, who set off on the yatra from Kanyakumari on Wednesday, will walk 383km through Maharashtra, covering the distance in 16 days, and address 10 public meetings on his way to Madhya Pradesh. The yatra will pass through 12 states, two union territories and culminate in Jammu and Kashmir. The distance of nearly 3,500 km will be covered in approximately 150 days.
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