Guwahati, January 26 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi will start election campaign by visiting the poll bound state Meghalaya on January 30 next.
He will take part three meetings with the party workers at Tura, Jowai and Shillong.
MP and working president of Meghalaya Congress Vincent Pala said that, Rahul Gandhi will arrive at Guwahati airport and then fly to Tura at around 11-30 am on January 30, where he to take part first meeting with the party workers and supporters.
"The party president will also visit Jowai and the state capital and he will stay night at Shillong and back to Delhi on February 1," Vincent Pala said.
Assembly poll in Meghalaya is scheduled on February 27.
The Congress MP said that, Rahul Gandhi will not address any public rally during his visit to the poll bound state.
Congress is facing major set back earlier this month while its five legislators had resigned from the assembly and joined National People's Party (NPP). Two other legislators also moved to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and newly floated People's Democratic Front (PDF).
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)