He offered prayers to Lord Swaminarayan at the temple and began his three-day tour which will cover six districts.The BJP criticised the move, saying Gandhi was visiting Hindu temples just ahead of elections to get votes. "Why Rahul Gandhi is only visiting temple ahead of elections. They have no inclination of devotion as during Rahul Gandhi's earlier trip he never visited any temple," deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said. People of Gujarat will teach them a lesson," Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil said. Rahul Gandhiji has visited Jain temple and Gurudwaras apart from Hindu temples.

Source: Times of India November 11, 2017 08:44 UTC