Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi to sound poll bugle in Lucknow; PM Modi to serve 3 billionth Akshaya Patra Meal in Vrindavan. LIVE UPDATES

As Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi begin their road-show in Lucknow, Robert Vadra arrives in Jaipur where he is to appear before the ED

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi hold up a cut-out of a Rafale aircraft during the course of their road-show in Lucknow 

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia sit down to avoid overhanging electrical wires during their roadshow in Lucknow.

PM Modi serves food to school kids in Vrindavan at the Akshaya Patra Foundation programme

Newly-appointed Congress General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh (UP) East Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra and General Secretary for UP-West Jyotiraditya Scindia are all set to visit Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Monday along with party president Rahul Gandhi.

The tour is expected to last for four days. This will be Priyanka Gandhi's first visit to Uttar Pradesh after being appointed as the general secretary by brother Rahul Gandhi.

As per information, the leaders are expected to carry out a 12-kilometre long road show. Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal, on Thursday, informed that after the road show the leaders are also expected to interact with the party workers at the Congress office in the city.

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While Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are set to grace the city of Lucknow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending a programme in Vrindavan during which he will serve food to underprivileged schoolchildren.

He will also unveil a ceremonial plaque to mark the serving of "3rd billionth meal" by Akshaya Patra Foundation at Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir campus in the holy city.

"The prime minister will serve food to about 20 schoolchildren from underprivileged background in the campus, marking the three billionth meal offered by Akshaya Patra," Naveena Neerada Dasa, head of strategic communications in ISKCON, said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar, BJP's Mathura lawmaker Hema Malini will also join the prime minister at the event.

The police and security personnel are keeping a tight vigil in the town in view of his visit, and the venue and the main stage have been decked up.

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(With agency inputs)

Posters displayed in Lucknow ahead of Priyanka Gandhi's visit showing the Congress General Secretary as a Goddess. (ANI visuals)

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PM Modi begins address at Vrindavan where he is commemorating the Akshaya Patra organisation for serving its 3 billionth meal, while Priyanka Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia land in Lucknow and inspect their 'rath' bus for the roadshow to Lucknow Congress office.

In Vrindavan, PM Modi hails cleanliness at Kumbh mela this year, while in Lucknow, Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi begin their road-show.