Actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt on Wednesday briefly joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, which resumed in Hyderabad early in the morning.

Pooja Bhatt walked with the Congress MP for some distance after he resumed the rally from Balanagar after the night-halt at Bowenpally for the second consecutive day in Hyderabad.

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Bollywood actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt briefly joined the Congress party's Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Telangana on Wednesday, November 02, 2022. (Photo:Twitter)Twitter

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief A. Revanth Reddy, Congress Legislature Party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, MP Uttam Kumar Reddy and several other leaders and scores of party workers were participating in the yatra.

The rally will halt at a hotel at Hafeezpet, Madinaguda for a mid-day break. The walkathon will resume in the evening from BHEL bus stand and halt at Muthangi with a corner meeting.

Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge who joined the Yatra on Tuesday evening, interacted with Yatris at Bowenpally and encouraged them.

"They too are walking 3,500 km with Rahul Gandhi and are a source of great inspiration to our party cadres. The Yatra is bringing about a silent revolution that will change the political landscape," tweeted Kharge.

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Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves to supporters during 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Nov. 01, 2022. (Photo: Twitter)Twitter

The newly-elected president of the party joined the yatra last night and addressed a public meeting at Necklace Road along with Rahul Gandhi. The Cyberabad police have imposed traffic restrictions in the limits of Madhapur traffic division in view of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. Traffic curbs will be in place till 6 p.m.

Wednesday is the eighth day of the yatra in Telangana. The Padyatra will continue in Telangana till November 7 with one-day break on November 4. It will cover a total distance of 375 kms in 19 Assembly and 7 Parliamentary constituencies in the state of Telangana.

From Telangana the yatra will enter Maharashtra.