Mumbai, Sep 14 - Recalling the Congress' 'deep bonds' with Mumbai and Maharashtra, party president Sonia Gandhi Monday urged the people of the state to return it back to power in the state in the upcoming assembly elections.

The Congress' aim had always been to serve and give justice to the common people of the country, Gandhi said addressing party workers at the inauguration of the new party headquarters, the Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, here.

'Mumbai and Maharashtra have a deep bond with the Congress, which was born here; even the late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi presented his vision of the 21st century for India from Mumbai,' she pointed out.

Launching the party's campaign for the Oct 13 state assembly elections, Gandhi said Mumbai was not only the pride of the nation, but also amongst the great cities in the world with the people of the city leading the country in many aspects.

'For the first time since 1991, people have voted the Congress back to power for a second time with a thumping majority,' she said referring to the April-May Lok Sabha polls, and urged people to support the party once again in next month's Maharashtra assembly elections.