Electoral strategist Prashant Kishor may be seen with the Congress in the Gujarat Assembly elections to be held later this year. It is reported that Prashant Kishor reached out to Rahul Gandhi to work on the campaign of the Congress party. However, till now Congress or Prashant Kishor has not said anything officially on this.
Let us tell you that Prashant Kishor, who took over the successful election command of TMC in Bengal last year, is now considered to be a turning point in his liaison with the Congress leader. According to the report of NDTV, two Congress sources told that Prashant Kishor has approached Rahul Gandhi to chalk out a strategy for the Congress in the Gujarat elections.
A similar initiative took place in September last year as well. Then there were talks between the Congress leadership and Prashant Kishor towards a wider role of the strategist in strengthening the party which was not successful.
The Congress then hired a former aide of Prashant Kishor to handle its election campaigns, while Prashant Kishor became a key figure for Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress.
Sources told NDTV that Prashant Kishor’s latest initiative is being seen only as a one-time offer to work on the Gujarat polls, with no strings attached for the rest of the campaign. That is, Prashant Kishor is reportedly only willing to work for the Congress in Gujarat.
Congress has not yet taken any decision on Prashant Kishor’s proposal. It is being said that this issue was also discussed during Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with Gujarat Congress leaders on Tuesday. Some Gujarat Congress leaders are reportedly eager to take on Prashant Kishor, the final decision is in Rahul Gandhi’s hands.
According to the report, people close to Prashant Kishor have denied this news. Prashant Kishor was expected to join the Congress last year, but the partnership did not materialize due to “multiple reasons”.
Prashant Kishor held several rounds of discussions with the three Gandhis – Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi – last year and photographs of the strategist going to Rahul Gandhi’s house fueled speculation. It is said that his departure in Congress was fixed but at the end the matter got worse.
Talks between the Congress and Prashant Kishor came to the fore when PK directly questioned the leadership of the Congress. In the last several months, PK also made many big attacks on Rahul Gandhi.