Prashant Kishor's success mantra for Rahul! 'Khaat Sabhas' during 2,500-km long UP yatra

LUCKNOW: Rahul Gandhi will hold 'Khaat Sabhas' to have one-to-one interaction with farmers during his month-long ' Deoria to Dilli' yatra beginning September 6

"During the yatra, Rahul Gandhi will hold 'Khaat Sabhas' (meetings on charpoy) with farmers at Deoria and Kushinagar, to have one-to-one dialogue with them," Congress spokesman R P N Singh told reporters here.

The party has made preparations to make success the 2,500-km long yatra, during which a team of national spokespersons will be camping in Lucknow to apprise the media about the developments.

Besides, a team of party spokespersons team would be meeting the media at least twice every week.

"Apart from this, a panel of party leaders have been formed who will participate in the television debates. They would be authorised to officially put forth the Congress' views," senior party leader and national spokesperson Meem Afzal said.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishore, who had earlier worked for Modi and understood to have coined the famous 'chai pe charcha' during the lok sabha campaign, has been engaged by Congress and is working to restore party's lost ground in Uttar Pradesh ahead of 2017 Assembly polls.

Rahul's month-long yatra will cover 39 districts and 55 parliamentary constituencies.