New Delhi, July 12: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and US Vice President Kamala Harris had a telephonic conversation on Thursday, sources said. Though the specifics of the conversation were not known, this comes in the run-up to the US presidential polls later this year. Rahul Gandhi Asks People Not to Be Nasty Towards BJP Leader Smriti Irani, Says 'Winning and Losing Happen in Life'.

There is talk in Democratic party circles that Ms Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, could step in as a challenger to Donald Trump as questions remain over whether President Joe Biden should continue as the nominee for the November 5 presidential election. Doug Emhoff, Husband of US Vice President Kamala Harris, Tests Positive for COVID-19; She Tests Negative.

A defiant Biden has insisted that he is "determined" and fit to seek re-election and defeat his Republican rival Trump.