Wayanad welcomes 'Rahul bro' ahead of nomination filing for his second seat in the 2019 elections

Few hours before Rahul Gandhi files his nomination for the second seat from Kerala's Wayanad; the constituency put up posters welcoming the 'young and educated Prime Minister candidate'.

In addition to the Congress bastion, Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, the Gandhi scion will be contending from the second seat in Kerala's Wayanad. 

Ahead of his nomination, a poster that welcomed the party president or 'Rahul bro', as Wayanad liked to refer, was caught under the spotlight, as it greeted the 'young and educated Prime Minister candidate'.

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Senior Congress leader and AICC general secretary in charge of Kerala, Mukul Wasnik said Gandhi's sister and AICC in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would accompany him to Wayanad.

Wasnik also claimed that the announcement of Gandhi's candidature had enthused the people of the constituency. "The entire Congress party and the UDF had invited Rahul ji to contest in Kerala. Similar invitations were extended from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Finally taking into consideration, the feelings of the party members and the alliance partners, Rahulji decided to contest in Wayanad. Since the time this announcement was made, we can see tremendous enthusiasm among the party members and the people," he told reporters here.

Wasnik also said Gandhi's candidature has made a major difference in other states, including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. "It will get reflected in the voting," he said.

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"After Rahul Gandhi arrives today, he will meet office bearers from the Congress party and the UDF partners and then his programme will be decided. Priyanka is also coming," Wasnik said.

Earlier, sources said the Congress chief would board a helicopter to Wayanad, about 90 km from here, to file his nomination.

"A roadshow will be held tomorrow, before the filing of nomination papers, in which thousands of party workers will take part," Chennithala told reporters here Wednesday.

The Congress announced on Sunday that Gandhi would contest from Wayanad constituency, besides his traditional stronghold of Amethi.

Gandhi has claimed that the people in South India "feel hostility" from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he decided to contest from Wayanad to send out the message that he stands with them.

(With PTI inputs)