India electionsIndian opposition's Gandhi embarks on 6,700-km march before elections
Congress scion's second such trek targets PM Modi's decade in power
Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India's main opposition party, Congress, is attempting to revive its fortunes against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of popular Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Source photos by Reuters)
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer
January 14, 2024 18:30 JST
NEW DELHI -- With Indian national elections just months away, a senior leader of the opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, is kicking off a 6,700-kilometer "Unite India" march on Sunday in a last-ditch bid to revive the once-powerful organization's flagging fortunes and challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).