Rahul Gandhi To Campaign In Himachal

Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections 2022…

On Tuesday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will visit Himachal Pradesh to campaign for the assembly election due on Saturday.

As per the information, Mr Gandhi will leave the Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra (unite India march) for a day to campaign in the hill state, sources have said.

Mr Gandhi has been facing criticism that he has not been campaigning for the party in Gujarat too, where two-phase elections are due on December 1 and 5.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already campaigned for the BJP in the hill state. Mr Gandhi's party faces an uphill task, considering its performance in recent times in state polls and by-elections.

Whereas the Congress has not announced a chief ministerial candidate in Himachal. The party's state observer Bhupesh Baghel said they are contesting the election under a "collective leadership".

PM Modi, at a rally in Himachal yesterday, took a swipe at the Congress that it was a party mired in infighting and factionalism, and can never provide stability and development in the hill state.

Last week, the Congress released its list of campaigners for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, which included Rahul Gandhi's name among those of the party's outgoing president Sonia Gandhi, party president-elect Mallikarjun Kharge, and party leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel, and Anand Sharma.

The Congress has made a host of promises to woo the voters in the state. These include restoration of old pension scheme, 300 units of free power, payment of Rs 1,500 to women and government jobs to all those working on outsourced employment, which are catching the attention of voters so far.