New Delhi - January 10 ANI Former Congress President and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi returned to India on Sunday night from his personal visit abroad, informed party sources on Monday.
According to party sources, he has taken charge immediately after his arrival in the national capital, and a meeting was set up to discuss the political situation in Goa where voting for assembly polls is scheduled to take place on February 14.
The Congress leader held a meeting today evening on the subject with General Secretary KC Venugopal and Senior Observer of AICC for Goa P Chidambaram through video conferencing and took stock of the poll preparedness and campaign strategy in the state.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Delhi yesterday night. Sources said he had a meeting with the party leader KC Venugopal and P Chidambaram about the Goa Assembly elections today.
A meeting of Rahul Gandhi was planned for January 16 in Goa, which was postponed by the party due to rising COVID 19 cases.
The Wayanad MP went abroad in the last week of December. Surjewala said that Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala had earlier said that Rahul Gandhi is on a personal visit and he will be back soon and asked them not to spread rumours about it.
His visit came when elections in five poll-bound states are in full swing and Congress has a crucial test not only in terms of its ability to contain the BJP but also in terms of space as the main challenger to the ruling party at the Centre.
The Assembly elections in Goa are scheduled to take place on February 14. The counting of votes in all states will take place on March 10.