Rahul Gandhi rides scooter with delivery boy in Bangaluru during election campaign
Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made headlines during his campaign for the upcoming state assembly elections in the capital city of Bengaluru by riding a scooter with a delivery boy.
Upon arriving at the Airlines Hotel in Bangalore, Gandhi was greeted by a delivery boy on a scooter who offered him a ride to his hotel.
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Video footage of the event shows Gandhi sitting behind the delivery boy, holding onto his waist as they made their way through the city. The incident has since gone viral on social media, drawing attention to Gandhi's unique campaigning style.
.@RahulGandhi ji had a candid conversation with gig workers and delivery partners of Dunzo, Swiggy, Zomato, Blinkit etc at the iconic Airlines Hotel in Bengaluru, today.
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 7, 2023
Over a cup of coffee and masala dosa, they discussed the lives of delivery workers, lack of stable employment… pic.twitter.com/qYjY7L03sh
Rahul Gandhi Ji with a delivery man, he interacted with him on scooty.
— Shantanu (@shaandelhite) May 7, 2023
New style of campaign in Karnataka. 😀 pic.twitter.com/jKWgDpHygX
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
