Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi having an interaction with young professionals and students in Bengaluru as a part of the consultative process for the Congress Manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

A rich variety of suggestions for the Congress' Party's Election Manifesto were provided at the nearly 6 hour long consultative session, which was attended by some of India's best young brains. Young Indians from varied backgrounds --- students, professionals,
innovators, activists, researchers, artists, panchayat representatives --- provided their suggestions to Shri Gandhi and other prominent leaders of the Congress. Every participant, irrespective of his or her background, was able to get his or her voice across and neither language nor disability proved to be a hindrance. For instance, a delegate spoke at length in Tamil about the problems faced by the specially challenged, a female professional stated confidently that women must not be placed under 'weaker sections' in the Congress manifesto..