Lok Sabha election campaign LIVE: Rahul to meet HAL, BSNL employees

With Lok Sabha elections around the corner, the Congress party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other parties have stepped up their campaigning for the polls. Today, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will kickstart the party's poll campaign at a rally in Odisha where Assembly elections will take place along with General elections. Besides addressing the rally, christened as 'Parivartan Sankalp Samavesh' at Tamando Stadium on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, the Congress chief is slated to meet intellectuals during his day-long visit, according to party sources.

He will also meet the employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).

Rahul Gandhi's tour follows Modi's three visits to the state since December, the latest on January 15 to the western Odisha town of Balangir.

Catch LIVE updates from Rahul Gandhi's rally in Odisha ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2019