The start of the Karnataka-leg of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra from Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar on September 30, passing through parts of the party’s traditional bastion of old Mysuru region, is expected to further enthuse the party cadres, who are already riding the wave of the impressive turnout at the 75th birthday celebrations of former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Davangere.
But it remains to be seen how far the Congress party’s national leader will strike a chord with the local people and if the fervour in the party over his roadshows in the region will last till the Assembly elections that are at least six months away.
