Rahul Gandhi, Sonia and Priyanka in Shimla

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Shimla, October 15

Congress leader , Rahul Gandhi, arrived in Shimla on Tuesday afternoon for a private visit. He was greeted at the airport by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Public Works Department Minister Vikramaditya Singh before travelling directly to his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s residence in Chharabra, a quiet hilltop village overlooking the city.

Party insiders said Gandhi is expected to spend a few days in the state capital with his family. Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are already in Shimla, where they attended the recent unveiling of a statue of former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on the historic Ridge Ground.