Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ starts from THIS date; Check Route Map
The Congress on Thursday renamed the foot march as ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, apparently to cash in on the goodwill of the ‘Bharat Jodo’ slogan acquired during the first yatra by Rahul Gandhi.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s second pan-India march, which was renamed ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ by the party on Thursday, will start from Manipur’s capital Imphal on January 14.
The foot march, earlier called ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’, will cover 15 states, 110 districts and 110 Lok Sabha seats, covering 6,713 km in 67 days. The yatris will spend the maximum number of days – eleven – in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.
While in Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of members to the Lok Sabha, the yatris will cover 1,074 km in 20 districts.
The party has also expanded the scope of its yatra by adding Arunachal Pradesh to the route.
Like the first edition last year, the newly named ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0’ will be led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, starting from Imphal in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on January 14 and culminating in the country’s commercial capital Mumbai on 20th of March. .
‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ Road Map
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View the complete route map of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra:
“Here is the road map of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to be launched by the Indian National Congress from Manipur to Mumbai on January 14, 2024. @RahulGandhi will cover over 6,700 km in 66 days, passing through 110 districts,” Ramesh wrote on his official statement. X handle while sharing an image of the road map on Thursday.
The Congress, still reeling from the poll losses it received from the BJP in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, is hoping to gain ground and momentum ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha. elections.
The grand old party is banking on the yatra, from Manipur to Mumbai, for some momentum it could carry in the crucial election test.
Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0
Last month, the Congress announced that former party chief Rahul Gandhi will undertake a second ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ from east to west. Congress MP KC Venugopal had said that party leaders had urged Gandhi to undertake the yatra and the idea was also supported by the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body.
“During the CWC meeting, Congress president Rahul Gandhi initially said that he was getting massive views from the party workers and leaders across India that Rahul Gandhi should do a second Yatra from East to West. After that, all CWC members unanimously also asked Rahul Gandhi to do the Yatra,” Venugopal had said.
It was later announced that the march would be named ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’, but the Congress on Thursday renamed it ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, apparently to cash in on the goodwill of the ‘Bharat Jodo’ slogan raised during the first yatra was acquired. by Rahul Gandhi.
(With input from agencies)