Hectic day ends with ice-cream: Rahul plans to be 'back soon' at this B'luru outlet
Bengaluru: After a day of intense campaigning for the May 12 assembly elections in Karnataka, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited an ice-cream parlour in Bengaluru for some rest and to chat with the citizens of the IT city.
Photos of the outing at the Richie Rich parlour were posted on social media by the Congress chief and his team, along with his message.
This ice cream parlour in Bengaluru was a great place to end a long day on the campaign trail! The ice cream here is amazing and the staff friendly and helpful. I enjoyed meeting the owner and some of his customers. Look forward to being back soon! pic.twitter.com/WaqgPNp4cO
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 9, 2018
(Photo: Twitter | @RahulGandhi)
In April, Rahul Gandhi had stopped at a roadside parlour in the city for some Kulfi. The 47-year-old also ditched security rules to climb aboard a metro train, where he stood holding on to a bar in a crowded coach and chatted with commuters. The Congress said Rahul Gandhi bought the ticket before travelling on the Namma Metro.
(Photo: Twitter | @RahulGandhi)
The same day, he visited a book store and an eatery that displays photos of visits from Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi - Rahul Gandhi's great-grandfather and grandmother.
(Photo: Twitter | @RahulGandhi)
There are 28 constituencies in the Bengaluru region and in the last election; the Congress bagged 13 seats while the BJP won 12.
Voting in Bengaluru is seen as one of the key barometres of who wins Karnataka. This time, the BJP has released a Bengaluru specific manifesto and even Deva Gowda-led Janata Dal Secular is focusing on the city's voters besides its traditional rural support-base.
In April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had attacked Karnataka-government led by Siddaramaiah, accusing it of turning India's Silicon Valley into "sin valley" and Bengaluru into "garbage city".
