Prashant Kishor Meets Gandhis Amid Renewed Buzz About Joining Congress
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Prashant Kishor is in a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior leaders Rahul Gandhi and K C Venugopal
Election strategist Prashant Kishor is in a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior leaders Rahul Gandhi and K C Venugopal amid speculation over him joining the party which has its back to the wall after a series of poll routs, sources said today.
Mr Kishor recently resumed negotiations with the Gandhis for a role in resurrecting the Congress ahead of the big polls ahead, including the 2024 general election. The two sides had earlier fallen out after several rounds of talks on teaming up.
Sources close to the strategist have countered the Congress's version that the talks are focused on the Gujarat election later this year. The Congress leadership and Prashant Kishor or "PK" are mainly discussing a blueprint for the 2024 national election, they have said.
Elections in Gujarat or any other state will fall in line with PK's assignment and responsibility once the two sides arrive at an agreement for 2024, the sources say. Congress sources, however, insist that Mr Kishor's latest pitch is a one-time offer to work only on the Gujarat elections.
