As per reports, the jacket worn by the Congress president is two-in-one down puffer jacket from Burberry, which is a British luxury fashion brand.

Gandhi’s appeal assumed significance as former cabinet minister A L Hek had joined the BJP while five others including veteran leader and former deputy chief minister Rowell Lyngdoh had switched over to the National People’s Party.

He said the Gujarat Assembly poll results was an indication that the party was making a comeback and observed that Rahul Gandhi is a "full-time politician" post-Gujarat.

Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, M Mallikarjun Kharge is also a member of the committee.

Congress President Gandhi on January 26 attended the annual event and took the designated seat in the sixth row, prompting an angry reaction from the Opposition party.

"The party president has asked leaders to come out with a manifesto that truly reflects the expectations of the people of Karnataka. The Congress will seek feedback from all stakeholders," AICC secretary in-charge for Karnataka said.

Rahul Gandhi today attended the 69th Republic Day Parade and was seen sitting in the sixth row next to Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Salman Khurshid said India values protocols, but beyond protocols "there is something called good manners".

Rahul was seated in the sixth row, along with Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad.

In the letter posted on social media, Gandhi said all must remember the Indian Constitution and the commitment it made to citizens.

Congress sources said the party president has always been seated in the front row since independence, including Sonia Gandhi, who as the party chief has always been given a seat in the front row.

Quiet since long on the issue of threats and violence perpetrated by Karni Sena and other fringe outfits, the opposition leaders were quick to attack the BJP Government for alleged inaction against protests after Wednesday violence.

The Congress president's attack comes hours after a frenzied mob protesting the release of Bollywood film Padmaavat attacked a school bus of Gurgaon-based GD Goenka World School with bamboo sticks.

Party spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao blamed the Gandhi family for the current scenario. He said that “it was the result of Gandhi family's patented poverty perpetuation governance model”.

Opposition leader, who was putting up questions for the prime minister throughout his trip, today chose to attack the PM on the issue of blackmoney.

“Dear PM, Welcome to Switzerland! Please tell DAVOS why 1% of India’s population gets 73% of its wealth?” tweeted Rahul Gandhi.

Taking to Twitter, the Congress chief questioned the Prime Minister's desire to only embrace important people and not commoners.

The Communist Party of India (CPI) said today that it has not taken a decision on an electoral alliance with the Congress, a day after the CPI(M) ruled out a tie-up with the Rahul Gandhi-led party.

Swamy submitted before Metropolitan Magistrate Ambika Singh that the I-T department had launched a probe against Gandhis, YI, and four other accused after taking note of his complaint in the case.

Rahul Gandhi's question to Modi came after the PM asked people to pitch ideas for the next 'Mann ki Baat' programme to be aired on January 28, the first one this year.