Sounding the poll bugle, Congress president Malikarjun Kharge is set to start a whirlwind tour of five poll-bound States, beginning with Chhattisgarh, on August 13.
The meeting in Chhattisgarh will be organised at Janjgir-Champa, a district dominated by the Scheduled Castes. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshiram fought his first Lok Sabha election from here.
In the last Assembly election, despite a spectacular performance in the State, the Congress performed poorly in Bilaspur division under which Janjgir-Champa falls, losing 12 of the 24 seats. Mr. Kharge will address a State government-sponsored meeting under the series Bharose Ka Sammelan.
