Overview

• The leaders arrived at Kozhikode airport around 10 a.m. and flew by helicopter to Padinjarathara, where KPCC chief Sunny Joseph and other Congress figures received them.
• Rahul Gandhi is expected to meet AICC general secretary (organisation) K. C. Venugopal and KPCC president Sunny Joseph to review the state political landscape and election planning.
• Discussions are expected to focus on preparations for next month’s three-tier local body elections and the Assembly polls scheduled for April.
• The intervention follows internal strife in the Wayanad Congress unit, with recent deaths and financial allegations casting a shadow over Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s constituency outreach.
• Both leaders are staying at the Taj Wayanad Resort and are expected to remain through the close of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s programme on September 21, as she continues meetings including one with coffee farmers after a temple visit.