Up for a sprint? Siddaramaiah accepts Rahul's invite and more join in | Watch

Rahul Gandhi made former Karnataka chief minister and party veteran Siddaramaiah sprint along with him for a few minutes.

On its seventh day in Karnataka, the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra saw quite a few headline-worthy moments, key among them being the party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi joining the march with her MP son Rahul Gandhi.

75-year-old Siddaramaiah was all smiles when Rahul Gandhi held his hands and invited him for a short run.

In another interesting scene from the yatra, Rahul Gandhi made former Karnataka chief minister and party veteran Siddaramaiah sprint along with him for a few minutes.

In a video shared that is now going viral, the 75-year-old Siddaramaiah was all smiles when Rahul Gandhi held his hands and invited him for a short run.

Soon, both the leaders started off with several others, including Randeep Surjewala and KC Venugopal, joining along.

The Congress shared a clip of the same and captioned it “Fit, Fab & Fun!” Congress national secretary Raksha Ramaiah took to social media and wrote, “The real spirit of the Yatra! More power to @siddaramaiahSir and @RahulGandhi ji! Epic!(Sic)”

Another post from the Congress on Thursday morning read “Ma” (mother) with a heart and the photograph of Rahul Gandhi tying Sonia Gandhi’s shoelaces.