New Delhi, April 8 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the voters of Puducherry to award the party a huge mandate in the assembly polls, assuring development of the Union Territory, including statehood.

In a self-recorded video on X, the Congress leader urged the voters to "vote for a Puducherry run by its own people, your vote is your power."

Describing the assembly polls as "an ideological battle," Gandhi accused the BJP of spreading "violence, hatred and anger," while stating that the Congress spreads "love, affection and unity."

"The Indian Constitution guarantees representation to all its people. And one of the unfortunate facts about Pondicherry is that you're not given the representation and the level of represent...