THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress party in Kerala is engaged in its  preparation for Rahul Gandhi's upcoming Bharat Jodo Yatra -- that would cover 453 kilo meter in 19 days in the southern state, to ensure its success.

The key party leaders gathered on Friday at the state party headquarters, including former union minister and senior politician A.K. Antony, Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal, state Congress president K. Sudhakaran, and others.

The Yatra is expected to start on September 7 in Kanyakumari and end on September 11 at the border with Kerala. It will cover 453 kilometres in 19 days and pass through 12 Lok Sabha constituencies in addition to 43 assembly segments.

The yatra will be held in Kerala in two daily phases , the first phase of which will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 10 a.m., and the second of which will start at 4 p.m. and go until 7 p.m.

The Congress party would select 100 party workers from the state who would be accompanying 100 other party members who would be present with Rahul Gandhi.

The Yatra will end in Kashmir after covering nearly 4,000 km in around 150 days.

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