
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday arrived at his Parliamentary constituency Wayanad fora three-day visit.
Thevisit comes after Gandhi won from Wayanad by a margin of over 4.31 lakh votes.
Earlier today, Gandhi tweeted, ''I will be in Wayanad, Kerala starting this afternoon and till Sunday to meet citizens & Congress Party workers. It’s a packed schedule with over 15 public receptions planned over the next 3 days.''
Thousands of party workers and leaders were at the airport to receive Gandhi, who is attending a public function for the first time after the general elections.
The Congress president is scheduled to participate in at least 15 public receptions across the constituency.
A senior Congress leader from the constituency told mediathat Gandhi's visit will boost the morale of the party workers to fight the Assembly bypolls.
"Rahul Gandhi will also take part in roadshows at Nilambur and Eranad," senior Congress leader and Wandoor MLA A P Anil Kumar said.