Several leaders formally joined the Indian National Congress (INC) at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 5 August 2026, in the presence of Rajya Sabha MP and AICC Media & Publicity Department Chairman Pawan Khera and UP Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The joining ceremony at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi on 5 August 2026 was attended by Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera, UP Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam, AICC OBC Department Chairman Dr. Anil Jaihind, and Lok Sabha MP Rakesh Rathore. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
At the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 5 August 2026, Pawan Khera, Rajendra Pal Gautam, Dr. Anil Jaihind, and Rakesh Rathore jointly welcomed incoming leaders into the Indian National Congress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Former leaders of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and other outfits were formally inducted into the Indian National Congress at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 5 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rohit Jakhar formally joined the Indian National Congress on 5 August 2026 at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, in the presence of Pawan Khera, Rajendra Pal Gautam, and AICC OBC Department Chairman Dr. Anil Jaihind. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rohit Jakhar was welcomed into the Indian National Congress by Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera and AICC OBC Department Chairman Dr. Anil Jaihind at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 5 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rohit Jakhar addressed a press conference at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi on 5 August 2026, shortly after formally joining the Indian National Congress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
After joining the Indian National Congress, Rohit Jakhar spoke to the media at a press conference held at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 5 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera, UP Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam, and AICC OBC Department Chairman Dr. Anil Jaihind jointly addressed the press at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, following the joining of several leaders into the Indian National Congress on 5 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rajya Sabha MP and AICC Media & Publicity Department Chairman Pawan Khera and AICC OBC Department Chairman Dr. Jaihind addressed reporters at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 5 August 2026 after multiple leaders joined the Indian National Congress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Pawan Khera and Dr. Jaihind spoke to journalists at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 5 August 2026, following a ceremony in which leaders from multiple parties were inducted into the Indian National Congress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
At a press conference following the joining ceremony on 5 August 2026, Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera and AICC OBC Department Chairman Dr. Jaihind fielded questions from journalists at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
AICC OBC Department Chairman Dr. Jaihind addressed a press conference at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 5 August 2026, after several leaders were inducted into the Indian National Congress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rajya Sabha MP and AICC Media & Publicity Department Chairman Pawan Khera participated in a press conference at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 5 August 2026, following the induction of several leaders into the Indian National Congress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera, who chairs the AICC Media & Publicity Department, addressed a press conference at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, on 5 August 2026, after a batch of leaders joined the Indian National Congress. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera, UP Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam, and AICC OBC Department Chairman Dr. Anil Jaihind joined hands with Rohit Jakhar and other inductees at the AICC headquarters, New Delhi, marking their formal entry into the Indian National Congress on 5 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)