Chandigarh, Oct. 26 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kickstart party's campaign for the high-stakes 2027 Punjab assembly elections from chief minister Bhagwant Mann's home turf Sangrur on November 4.

The announcement was made on Sunday by state Congress chief Pargat Singh who described Malwa as a key region in the state's electoral politics.

As part of the planning for Rahul's visit, Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal arrived here. He was received by Pargat, Leader of Opposition in state assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, and Ludhiana Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring at the Chandigarh Airport. Sachin Pilot, party's state in-charge, was also present.

Venugopal will be meeting senior party leaders and district p...