Sonia finally arrived at around 4.45 pm amidst chants and whistles from the crowd. Before getting on to the dais, she stopped several times and exchanged pleasantries with the crowd.
Women who were standing with their babies were not disappointed as the AICC chief stopped and carried the babies and even asked for their names.
Escorted by a host of leaders from Karnataka, including State Congress chief Mallikarjuna Kharge and former chief minister S M Krishna, she went up to the dais.
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