The "Jana Garjana" of the Congress held in Khammam district turned out to be a grand success.
Lakhs of people took part in the public meeting.
The State party leaders led by the State in-charge of the party Manik Rao Thakre and TPCC president A Revanth Reddy accorded a grand welcome to the former president of the party Rahul Gandhi, who was the chief guest at the meeting.
Gandhi also launched the election campaign of the party at the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, Gandhi predicted a landslide victory of the party in the upcoming assembly elections in Telangana. He asked the party leaders and workers to work unitedly for the victory of the party, and told the people that the party would implement all the promises it had made to them, after returning to power.
Meanwhile, former MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy formally joined the Congress in the meeting. Gandhi welcomed him into the party by draping a shawl around his neck.
Several other leaders including Pidamarthi Ravi, A Narsa Reddy, Payam Venkateshwarlu, Koram Kanakaiah, D V Rao and Papi Reddy also joined the party along with Reddy.