Indian Ruling Party Supporters Jampack Streets In Party Rally Held In New Delhi

Supporters of India’s ruling Congress party gather for the party’s rally in New Delhi, capital of India, on Nov. 4, 2012. <Xinhua/Partha Sarkar>

India’s ruling Congress party supporters gather for a public rally in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. The top leaders of the party addressed a rare gathering of hundreds of thousands of cheering supporters Sunday, its first serious attempt at reclaiming lost political ground after being battered by a series of corruption scandals.

Indian workers carry a portrait of ruling Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, top, party member Rajkumar Chauhan, right, and Delhi state Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit during a public rally in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. <AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi>

From left, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress party president Sonia Gandhi and Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi are garlanded by party supporters during a public rally, in New Delhi, India , Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. <AP Photo/Manish Swarup>