The yatra will traverse through the state from 7 Nov to 20 Nov. Cong leaders have been upping their stamina to keep up with Rahul Gandhi who walks 25 km a day as part of the yatra.
Rahul Gandhi is charting a path that diverges from the Congress’ erstwhile matriarchs. But it would be a lost opportunity if this remains at the level of symbolic tokenism.
Jairam Ramesh says anger against Congress over bifurcation of state persists & its revival in Andhra will be long-term process. Party had polled less votes than NOTA in 2019 polls.
Either Uddhav or son Aaditya will join the yatra which enters Maharashtra on 6 Nov — a mark of the long way Thackeray senior and Rahul have come in their political relationship.
Tending to the needs of 150 Bharat yatris, staff and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the setting up and dismantling of the nightly campsite is a nine-hour job each day.
Congress national coordinator Ritu Choudhary, in a since deleted tweet, stated that Gandhi was creating history by the 'tsunami' of a crowd in the state.
Hotels in Chitradurga and Ballari districts run full as ‘state yatris’ and professionals employed by Congress to document the journey, along with media teams, take up all accommodation.
Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.
ThePrint had reported earlier this month that while theaterisation is the ultimate goal, set to be rolled out one year from now, the focus is on structured jointness initiatives by 2024-end.
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?
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