Rahul Gandhi addresses the crowd at the Red Fort during the Unite India March in Delhi. Reuters
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Rahul Gandhi, centre, a leader in India's Congress party, takes part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, or Unite India March, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on November 1 last year. The march is a five-month, 3,570km trek through 12 states. AFP
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Rahul Gandhi marches on the outskirts of Hyderabad in 2022. AFP
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Rahul Gandhi, centre, during the march. AFP
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Rahul Gandhi throws flower petals towards press photographers during a march in New Delhi on December 24 last year. AP
Rahul Gandhi and his supporters march in New Delhi. Reuters
People wait for the Unite India March, led by senior Congress party figure Rahul Gandhi, in New Delhi on December 24. Reuters
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Rahul Gandhi began the Unite India March, aimed at regaining political relevance, in Kanyakumari in the Tamil Nadu state on 7 September last year. EPA
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Opposition Congress leaders and supporters march in New Delhi on December 24. AP
Rahul Gandhi addresses the crowd at the Red Fort during the Unite India March in Delhi. Reuters
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Rahul Gandhi, centre, a leader in India's Congress party, takes part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, or Unite India March, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on November 1 last year. The march is a five-month, 3,570km trek through 12 states. AFP
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Rahul Gandhi marches on the outskirts of Hyderabad in 2022. AFP
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Rahul Gandhi, centre, during the march. AFP
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Rahul Gandhi throws flower petals towards press photographers during a march in New Delhi on December 24 last year. AP
Rahul Gandhi and his supporters march in New Delhi. Reuters
People wait for the Unite India March, led by senior Congress party figure Rahul Gandhi, in New Delhi on December 24. Reuters
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Rahul Gandhi began the Unite India March, aimed at regaining political relevance, in Kanyakumari in the Tamil Nadu state on 7 September last year. EPA
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Opposition Congress leaders and supporters march in New Delhi on December 24. AP
Rahul Gandhi addresses the crowd at the Red Fort during the Unite India March in Delhi. Reuters