THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi contesting in Wayanad constituency will file nominations on April 4. His sister Priyanka Gandhi will also accompany him. Mukul Vasnik, AICC general secretary in charge of Kerala will be in charge of the election campaign in Wayanad. Senior leader A K Antony, K C Venugopal and other leaders will be active in electioneering here.

The election manifesto of the congress will be released at the party headquarters on April 2 in Delhi. So, Rahul will be able to reach Kerala only on Wednesday. Thursday is the last date for filing nominations. Scrutiny is on the 5th. The last date for withdrawing nominations is April 8th.

A decision was taken on the candidature of Rahul the other day after ending all speculations. He is contesting from Wayanad along with Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.