Rahul & Priyanka perform aarti at Narmada Ghat as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Madhya Pradesh

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi performed 'Ma Narmada' aarti at Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh on Friday. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi had entered its first Hindi heartland state of Madhya Pradesh on the 77th day on Wednesday morning. In Pic: Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during 'aarti' at Narmada Ghat in Khargone district. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

On Thursday, Priyanka Gandhi joined the Yatra for the first time, along with her husband Robert Vadra and their son Raihan. They also joined Rahul Gandhi for the 'Ma Narmada' aarti at Omkareshwar. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

Priests placed a turban on Gandhi's head and draped a 'dupatta' (stole) with 'Om' written on it on his shoulders. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

Congress functionaries had made elaborate arrangements, including laying green carpets on the steps of Narmada Ghat. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

Rahul Gandhi also offered a "chunari' to the river and then prayed at the famous Omkareshwar Shiva temple, one of the 12 'jyotirlings' in the country. In pic: Rahul Gandhi praying at the Shiva temple with nephew Raihan standing to his right. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

The Gandhi siblings held 'diyas' (lamps) while performing aarti along with the priests at Brahmapuri ghat on the banks of the Narmada river. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra as it entered the state from Maharashtra on Wednesday. He said he will be with Rahul Gandhi throughout the yatra in MP. In Pic: (from left) Robert Vadra, Kamal Nath, Priyanka Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi offering prayers at Narmada Ghat. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

Madhya Pradesh is set to go to polls next year and the Congress party is hoping that this yatra would provide a fillip to their preparations. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

The Yatra will pass through western Madhya Pradesh’s Malwa-Nimar region, where the party had gained a convincing lead over the BJP in the 2018 Assembly polls and subsequently formed a government under Kamal Nath. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

Olympic medallist boxer and Congress leader Vijender Singh joined his party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh Friday. Singh had joined Congress in 2019 just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. (Source: Twitter/@INCIndia)

As he held rallies in Madhya Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi criticised the policies of the Narendra Modi-led government, pointing out inflation, raising questions over the recently launched Angiveer recruitment scheme, and accusing the Centre of privatising government departments. The Congress leader also urged people to not live in fear as he accused the BJP of creating an atmosphere of fear.