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Earlier on Saturday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot joined Bharat Jodo Yatra, along with party MP Rahul Gandhi and others.

Several Congress leaders from Kyasaram village of Patancheru Mandal joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi in the presence of Patancheru MLA

Gandhi will cover the remaining 9 km of Yatra in the district this evening, AICC General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said.

The yatra will begin from Barabanki on Sunday and will reach Lucknow on Monday.

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge approved setting up the Political Affairs Committee with AICC Telangana in-charge Manickam Tagore as its Chairman

The announcement came through a video posted by Mehdi on Twitter in which he was seen "apologising" for his "mistake".

Congress leaders are privately admitting that without Ahmed Patel the Congress has suffered a lot as he had managed the Congress show in the state and the party was not in such a humiliating position.

"Extending my warm birthday greetings to CPP Chairperson, Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji. Her grace, dedication indomitable spirit and dignity in the wake of adversity has inspired millions. I wish her a long and healthy life," tweeted Kharge.

The Congress now will be in power in three states on its own and in as many others -- Jharkhand, Bihar Tamil Nadu -- in alliance.

"The party is sending two observers -- Hooda and Baghel -- along with me. We will be travelling in some time to Himachal today," Shukla told PTI.

According to the EC data, BJP was leading in 150 seats, Congress in 22 seats, AAP six, Samajwadi Party on one and independent on three seats.

In the initial round, the Congress has got 6,853 votes followed by the BJP with 3,862 votes, and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party of Nagaur MP Hamuman Beniwal with 3,007 votes, according to the Election Commission.

After an hour of counting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was found leading on four seats.

The yatra, which has so far covered over 2,400 kilometers since its start on September 7 from Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari, will travel at least 13 km in its first leg of its day three in Rajasthan to reach Mandana in Kota's Laadpura.

Mild tension prevailed during a dharna staged by the Congress after party activists thrashed a person in Jagtial town on Monday.

Following an argument, the Congress leaders set the bike of a TRS worker on fire.

The yatra commenced from Kali Talai in Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar.

"My name is neither in the voter list nor in the deleted list. My wife has voted. Officials are checking it," said the Delhi Congress president who arrived at a polling booth in Dallupura to cast his vote.

Congress leader Ajay Maken urged people to see the candidates and vote accordingly after casting his vote at a polling booth in Rajouri Garden for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections.

The Congress is hopeful of improving its tally from the single seat it had won last time and is carrying out a silent campaign in the rural areas of the district.