mumbai former chief minister ashok chavan who is the state coordinator for rahul gandhis bharat jodo yatra on thursday said the campaign was a big success against communal and divisive forces and prime minister narendra modis antipeople policies the bharat jodo yatra has completely changed the wrong perception about rahul gandhi now his image has emerged before the nation people are looking at him as a game changer in indian politics chavan said when the bharat jodo yatra entered maharashtra from telangana on june 7 we were doubtful about the response but we were overwhelmed by the unprecedented response people from all walks of life including former judges of the high court district judiciary academicians and professionals walked with gandhi justice bg kolse patil is walking with gandhi since the yatra entered the state chavan saidchavan said a week after the twoday brainstorming session in udaipur the state congress began preparing for the yatra then we were not sure about the route but we were told that it will enter nanded from telangana we set up a 150member core group 30 from the mpcc and remaining 120 from the marathwada region and drafted a comprehensive action plan for the yatra our basic responsibility was to make arrangements for food and participants in the yatra response of the villagers and farmers was unprecedented we were overwhelmed by their participation chavan said chavan said that on average 50000 to 60000 villagers besides party workers joined the yatra daily which was unexpected many of them were apolitical they had come to interact or hear rahul gandhi who established that he is accessible to one and all he said chavan said that besides party workers gandhi established dialogue with college students entrepreneurs industrialists farmers farmers expressed concern over the sudden spurt in suicides while students brought to his notice the loss of jobs owing to the shifting of key industries to neighbouring states it has been estimated that while industries worth rs 35 lakh crore were shifting to neighbouring states loss of jobs have been estimated at four to five lakh rahul gandhi has promised them a comprehensive action plan for tackling their plight he said chavan said that in view of the success of the yatra it was expected that the congress would be revived at all levels i think we will be able to galvanise the party and organisation at grass root levels the former chief minister said chavan said the yatra had become a peoples movement he said even ncp leaders jayant patil supriya sule dilip walse patil and jeetendra awhad and shiv senas aditya thackeray and leader of the opposition ambadas danve joined the yatra