All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with leaders of Tripura Pradesh Congress unit at Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) airport in Agartala on Monday on his way to Mizoram where assembly polls will be held on November 7th next.

Rahul Gandhi will again be returning to New Delhi from Agartala on Tuesday and on Monday after arriving at Agartala airport through a special flight, Gandhi after a brief meeting Pradesh Congress leaders left towards Mizoram through a chopper.

Among the state leaders, party president Ashish Kumar Saha and permanent invite member of Congress Working Committee (CWC) and MLA Sudip Roy Barman, MLA Gopal Roy and Youth Congress president Raku Das including others were present in the meeting.

Later, speaking with media persons Sudip Roy Barman stated that Gandhi has assured to visit the state after the assembly polls in five states get over for two days visit.

"Rahul ji had a brief meeting with party leaders and wanted to know the condition of people in Tripura. He also gave suggestions on organizational matters. Gandhi will visit the state after completion of Assembly elections in five states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram", he said.

“We came to the airport as he wanted us to meet him and our meeting was related to the party’s organisational status. He took stock of the present status of the party,” said Sudip.