New Feb 15 (TIWN) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is on a campaigning spree in poll-bound states. After Assam, Gandhi is scheduled to kickstart the poll campaign in Puducherry on February 17.

 Last month, Congress had announced the formation of a grand alliance with five political parties to challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Assam Assembly polls.

Ripun Bora, President, Assam Congress had said, "In upcoming Assam Assembly polls, Congress, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), Communist Party of India (CPI), CPI (Marxist), CPI (Marxist-Leninist) and Anchalik Gana Morcha will fight together to oust BJP. We will keep our doors open for other regional and anti-BJP parties to join us."