Rahul Gandhi cast his vote for the party presidential election from the Sanganakallu village in Karnataka's Ballari district on Monday.

Gandhi, who is leading the Bharat Jodo Yatra, cast his vote in a booth specially arranged for the polling purpose. Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar also cast his vote at Sanganakallu.

A meeting room container has been converted into the polling booth for the Congress Presidential election. The polling began at 10 a.m.

Ballari : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi casts his vote for the party's Presidential election
Ballari : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi casts his vote for the party's Presidential election at AICC headquarters in Ballari on Monday, October 17, 2022IANS

About 45 members of the Congress party and the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) would cast their votes from here.

Bharat Jodo Yatra has been temporarily halted in the backdrop of the election.

Bharat Jodo Yatra
Rahul Gandhi Yatra in KarnatakaINC

Rahul Gandhi is resting at Sanganakallu on Monday and Tuesday.

(With inputs from IANS)