Congress president Rahul Gandhi will begin his three-day Kerala visit from Friday. He will be visiting Wayand to thank the people there for electing him to Parliament. This is Rahul's first visit to the constituency after the Lok Sabha elections.

"I will be in Wayanad, Kerala starting this afternoon and till Sunday to meet citizens and Congress Party workers. It's a packed schedule with over 15 public receptions planned over the next three days," Rahul tweeted before leaving for the state.

Rahul Gandhi will reach Malappuram in the afternoon where he is scheduled to hold a series of meetings.

The Congress president will hold roadshows and meetings in Kalikavu, Nilambur, Edavanna and Areekode during the day.

It may be mentioned here that Rahul Gandhi won Wayanad with a margin of 4.31 lakh votes but was defeated in his traditional stronghold seat of Amethi.

BJP's Smriti Irani won in Amethi.