Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Punjab's Sangrur district on November 4, Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh has said, PunjabEnews reported on Sunday. The Tribune also listed the same announcement, reporting that Gandhi will visit Sangrur on November 4 and that Mission 2027 will be in focus.

Source: PunjabEnews

Gandhi is the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. According to PunjabEnews, Pargat Singh said the visit would give a clear message to party leaders and workers to prepare for 'Mission 2027', the Congress campaign for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.

Source: The Tribune via MyPressToday

Pargat Singh stressed that Malwa plays a crucial role in Punjab politics, with its assembly constituencies often influencing the overall election outcome, PunjabEnews reported. He added that launching the campaign from Sangrur would be an important part of the party's strategy to strengthen its grassroots outreach and raise issues affecting the people of Punjab.

Sangrur is in the Malwa region, which holds the largest share of Punjab's 117 Assembly seats. The visit, if it goes ahead as announced, would be the Congress's most visible campaign launch move in Punjab since Pargat Singh took over as state party president earlier this month.

No response from the ruling Aam Aadmi Party or other parties to the announcement had been reported at the time of writing. Awaaz Punjab will update this story if they react.