Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who was on a foreign holiday over the first week of the new year, is back in the national capital, news agency ANI reported. Gandhi, who is reported to have arrived in the country Monday night, will be meeting party leaders later today.


On December 31, Gandhi's official Twitter handle @OfficeOfRG had tweeted that he would be travelling 'over the next few days' although it wasn't clear where he was going. The Congress leader is known to go for short holidays during the new year.


Gandhis departure from the country came at a critical time when five states, including the politically crucial Hindi heartland of Uttar Pradesh, is scheduled to go to polls from February 4.