Mumbai, August 8: The second leg of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra is set to begin from Gujarat and extend to the northeastern state of Meghalaya. Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole, while addressing the media here, confirmed the news and told reporters that party leaders within the state would hold a parallel march. "The second leg of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra to begin from Gujarat to Meghalaya," Patole said. Rahul Gandhi Gets Back Official Bungalow Day After Being Reinstated As Lok Sabha MP, Says ‘Whole India Is My Home’ (Watch Video).

Prominent Congress leaders will be leading the march in different parts of the western state. In the first leg of the yatra, Gandhi had walked almost 4,000 km from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. Bharat Jodo Yatra 2 on Cards? Congress Considering Another March but No Decision Taken Yet, Says Jairam Ramesh.

The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which started in Kanyakumari on September 7 last year, concluded on January 30 in Srinagar after covering 3,970 km, 12 states, and two Union territories and had lasted more than 130 days. However, details about the new route and corresponding dates however remain unconfirmed thus far.

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