Rahul Gandhi to visit Dehradun on March 8

Dehradun, March 7: Congress Vice President

will arrive here tomorrow to take stock of the party's affairs in Uttarakhand.

Party workers are enthusiastic about Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state tomorrow, Pradesh Congress spokesman Dhirendra Pratap said, adding, all preparations in view of his visit are complete.

He will arrive here at about 9 AM and meet party office bearers in two sessions at different city hotels, Pratap said.

Gandhi will also address an NSUI training camp to be held at hotel Sunrise here, he said. This is Gandhi's first visit to the state after his elevation as party vice president.

His visit here is being seen as an exercise aimed at preparing the party in view of the forthcoming civic body polls in the state and the 2014 general elections.

PTI