Congress president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Odisha on January 25, informed Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik on Monday.
“Rahul Gandhi will address a public meeting in a coastal district of Odisha on January 25. The venue of the programme will be decided later,” Patnaik said during a visit to New Delhi.
Gandhi would also attend a meeting of party workers in Bhubaneswar on the very day, Patnaik added.
This will be Gandhi’s first Odisha visit after being elected as the Congress president.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the State twice recently and another visit of his scheduled on January 15, which is seen as a morale booster for the BJP State unit, Rahul Gandhi’s visit holds importance for the State Congress in this election year.
While Modi targeted the Congress and the BJD in his public meetings, Gandhi’s stand will be keenly monitored by political observers.