Sonia Gandhi To Take Final Call On Prashant Kishor’s Induction Into Congress

Mumbai: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will take a final call on including election strategist Prashant Kishor after a meeting with senior party leaders. According to reports, many Congress leaders have opposed the move to include Kishor in the party.

Since Kishor aims for a full-fledged role and wants to be part of the decision-making authority on election-related issues, party leaders shy away from giving an individual a free hand on the selection of candidates.

Sources told IANS that Kishor may be appointed as the general secretary in charge of election management, but party seniors say it is not good to give the entire responsibility of elections to one person as Kishor is not fully trusted. can go. However, there is no one against him joining the party.

The last time Kishor worked with any political party for state elections, helping the Trinamool Congress in the West Bengal assembly elections earlier this year, not just a victory but a staggering margin.

With the demise of seasoned leader Ahmed Patel, Congress has already lost an ace strategist.

Kishor met Congress leader and former party president Rahul Gandhi several times quietly and discussed the party’s revival ahead of several assembly elections, including in Uttar Pradesh, due next year.

The Congress is preparing for polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, and some northeastern states next year. Kishor has recently handled campaigns of the Trinamool Congress, the DMK and the YSRCP and has relations across party lines.

(With Agency Inputs)

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