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After covering over 4,000 km across 12 states in a span of five months, Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra reached its end today. Leaders of Opposition parties like DMK, NC, PDP, CPI, RSP and IUML joined the Congress in its celebrations. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)
The day began with Rahul Gandhi unfurling the flag at a campsite in Cheshma Shahi in Srinagar. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)
Congress leader Rahul Ghandi after unfurling National Flag during the Bharat Jodo Yatra at Lal Chowk, in Srinagar, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)
Rahul was also seen indulging in a playful moment with his sister Priyanka Gandhi as the duo played with the snow in Srinagar. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)
On Sunday, Rahul was joined by Priyanka while unfurling the Tricolour at Srinagar's historic Lal Chowk. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi shared a warm hug amidst the snow at the Congress party headquarters in Srinagar.(@INCIndia/ Twitter)
Rahul donned a traditional Kashmiri pheran for the public rally at the Sher-e-Kashmiri stadium. (PTI Photo)
Earlier in the day, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hoisted the national flag at the party headquarters in Srinagar. (PTI Photo)
Addressing the rally at the finale, Rahul Gandhi spoke about the assassinations of his grandmother Indira Gandhi and father Rajiv Gandhi, adding that he understood the pain of violence. (PTI Photo)
In an interview with The Indian Express, Congress leader K C Venugopal stated that there will be a second leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which will involve Rahul Gandhi but the design of the yatra is yet to be finalised. (PTI Photo)
People watch Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Srinagar, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)
Rahul Gandhi with All India Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Srinagar to mark the culmination of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. (@bharatjodo/Twitter)
Gandhi said “the aim of his Bharat Jodo Yatra was to save the liberal and secular ethos of the country which, he claimed, was facing an assault from the BJP and the RSS.” (@bharatjodo/Twitter)
With Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi has surpassed the distance covered by Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy during his padyatra over more than one-and-a-half years, from 2017 to 2019. (@bharatjodo/Twitter)
