India, March 23 --  Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kick off his election campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls in Kerala on March 25 with a major rally in Kozhikode, while in Assam March 26.

According to party leaders, the Congress leader is all set to address a public meetings at Kozhikode Beach, marking the beginning of his campaign tour in the state ahead of the April 9 elections. 

Similarly, he is set to visit Assam on March 26 and kick off the campaigning for the April 9 polls. 

Meanwhile, Congress sources said that Rahul Gandhi, who is also the former party chief had blocked the MPs desires to contest in assembly polls in Kerala, where the Congress-led UDF has strong ...