Rahul Gandhi's break time is over. The Congress vice president is returning to the country after his eight days of holidays. 

Rahul had tweeted about taking a short visit, but had not disclosed the location. His tweet sparked off speculation, with many trolling him for the timing of his trip - when there are severe problems within the party.

His visit came at a time when the Congress looking at bleaker times, with a bad showing in recent state elections and rebellions in its units, from Karnataka to Haryana. 

In early 2015, Rahul was away from India fuelling speculation of a political sanyaas, but after nearly three months he returned rejuvenated from his 'chintan' vacation and made aggressive bids to take on the Narendra Modi government.