Ernakulam, Jan. 19 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday arrived in Kochi to confer the Priyadarshini Literary Award by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee upon Dr M. Leelavathy in Kalamassery.

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha is also scheduled to meet the party's elected local body representatives in Marine Drive, Kochi.

In a post on X, Congress said, "LoP Rahul Gandhi received a warm welcome from party leaders and workers at the Cochin airport, Kerala."

The mahapanchayat will be attended by the Kerala Assembly's Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan, AICC general secretary Venugopal and other party leaders.

According to Congress leader Shafi Parambil, the Mahapanchayat "serves as the unofficial launch of the Congress part...