Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday arrived at Manipur’s capital Aizawl to campaign for party candidates for the upcoming assembly elections on November 7 in the north eastern state. Rahul Gandhi will be in Aizawl for the next two days.  According to Mizoram Congress media cell chairman Lalremruata Renthlei, Gandhi arrived in Aizawl and boarded a helicopter from Tripura’s capital Agartala.

Gandhi took a padyatra from Chanmari junction to Raj Bhavan, covering a distance of about 4-5 km. He will also address a rally near the governor’s house. Gandhi will interact with students in the evening. Renthlei said Gandhi will meet party leaders and address a press conference in Aizawl. Gandhi will leave for Delhi via Agartala on a helicopter from Lunglei tomorrow.

Massive crowd of people greeted Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi as he took a padyatra in Aizawl on Monday He waved at supporters waiting at both sides of the road. Gandhi shook hands and interacted with the people who came to meet him during the Padyatra.

Elections to the 40 member Mizoram assembly will take place in a single phase on November 7. The counting of the votes will take place on December 3. Civil society organization, churches and political parties have urged the Election Commission of India for the rescheduling of the vote counting date as it falls on Sunday. Christians form a majority of Mizoram’s population.

The main opposition party Zoram People’s movement (ZPM) and the ruling Mizo national front (MNF) have announced the names of their candidates for all 40 seats. The Congress Party said it will contest the elections on all the party seats and the candidates is likely to announced  during Rahul Gandhi’s visit. The Bhartiya Janta Party said it will announce the name of its candidates in the next two-three days.

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