The Mumbai Congress will launch its campaign for the civic polls at a public rally to be held at Dadar's iconic Shivaji Park on the party's foundation day on December 28. Party President Sonia Gandhi and senior leader Rahul Gandhi will attend the event for the mission that the Congress proposes to work on independently of its partners in the state government.

Party's state in-charge General Secretary H K Patil presided over a meeting with Maharashtra and Mumbai leaders on Friday. At a Mumbai-specific review, the chief of Mumbai unit's coordination committee Dr Amarjit Singh Manhas suggested holding a public rally at Shivaji Park, where the party has held events attended by the members of the Gandhi family. The proposal was accepted, said party insiders. 
Mumbai holds historic significance for the Congress party which was founded in the city in 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College.