{"id":60253,"date":"2025-03-07T07:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T07:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/?p=60253"},"modified":"2025-03-07T07:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T07:07:50","slug":"rahul-gandhi-begins-two-day-gujarat-visit-gears-up-for-2027-assembly-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/rahul-gandhi-begins-two-day-gujarat-visit-gears-up-for-2027-assembly-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi Begins Two-Day Gujarat Visit, Gears Up for 2027 Assembly Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Congress leader <strong>Rahul Gandhi<\/strong> arrived in <strong>Ahmedabad on Friday morning<\/strong> for a <strong>two-day visit to Gujarat<\/strong>, focusing on preparations for the <strong>2027 assembly elections<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival at <strong>Ahmedabad airport<\/strong>, he proceeded to the <strong>Gujarat Congress headquarters<\/strong> in <strong>Paldi<\/strong>, where he held <strong>meetings with senior party leaders<\/strong>. Among those present were <strong>former state Congress presidents<\/strong> and <strong>former leaders of opposition<\/strong> in the assembly, the party stated.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>High-Level Meetings on Party Strategy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Later in the day, Gandhi is set to attend a <strong>meeting with members of the State Political Affairs Committee<\/strong>. In a statement issued on <strong>Thursday<\/strong>, the Congress highlighted that Gandhi had previously <strong>expressed confidence in the party\u2019s victory in the 2027 elections<\/strong> and emphasized that his visit marks the beginning of groundwork for the polls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been under BJP rule since 1995.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Interaction with Party Workers and Social Organisations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On <strong>Friday evening<\/strong>, Gandhi will engage with <strong>district and city Congress presidents<\/strong>, along with <strong>taluka and municipality chiefs<\/strong>. He will also interact with <strong>representatives of social organisations between 5 PM and 7 PM<\/strong>, according to a media release.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>Saturday<\/strong>, Gandhi will address <strong>party workers in Ahmedabad<\/strong> before departing for <strong>Delhi in the afternoon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Congress Prepares for AICC Session in Gujarat<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>All India Congress Committee (AICC) session<\/strong> is scheduled to be held in <strong>Ahmedabad on April 8-9<\/strong>, marking the <strong>first time in 64 years<\/strong> that the state will host the event.<\/p>\n<p>Party general secretary <strong>K C Venugopal<\/strong> had visited <strong>Gujarat last Tuesday<\/strong> to oversee preparations for the crucial meeting.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Congress\u2019 Struggles in Gujarat Assembly Elections<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the <strong>2022 Gujarat Assembly elections<\/strong>, Congress secured only <strong>17 of the 182 seats<\/strong>. However, the party\u2019s strength further dwindled to <strong>12<\/strong> after the <strong>resignation of five MLAs<\/strong>. Gandhi\u2019s visit is seen as an effort to <strong>rebuild party morale and strategy ahead of the 2027 elections<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday morning for a two-day visit to Gujarat, focusing on preparations for the 2027 assembly elections. 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