{"id":145684,"date":"2022-04-28T18:06:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T12:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/?p=145684"},"modified":"2022-04-28T18:08:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T12:38:10","slug":"prashant-kishor-turns-down-congress-offer-to-join-party-take-a-look-back-at-his-association-with-different-political-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/?p=145684","title":{"rendered":"Prashant Kishor Turns Down Congress\u2019 Offer To Join Party; Take A Look Back At His Association With Different Political Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"2a6a8c3593e6620bd92d71f585bdd19b\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NEW RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2960496911\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Political strategist Prashant Kishor has turned down Congress\u2019 offer to join as a part of its Empowered Action Group, dismissing the speculations regarding his possible entry into India\u2019s grand old party. Reports suggest that the Congress party declined to give Kishor a free hand, despite acknowledging the need for a strategic transformation ahead of the 2024 general election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I declined the generous offer of #congress to join the party as part of the EAG &amp; take responsibility for the elections,&#8221; Kishor said in a tweet. &#8220;In my humble opinion, more than me the party needs leadership and collective will to fix the deep-rooted structural problems through transformational reforms,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145685 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/119517875_gettyimages-1204817695-594x594-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/119517875_gettyimages-1204817695-594x594-1.jpg 976w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/119517875_gettyimages-1204817695-594x594-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/119517875_gettyimages-1204817695-594x594-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/119517875_gettyimages-1204817695-594x594-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/119517875_gettyimages-1204817695-594x594-1-901x600.jpg 901w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A section of senior Congress leaders including Jairam Ramesh, Mukul Wasnik, Randeep Surjewala and Digvijaya Singh opposed the decision to induct Kishor into the party due to his links with political rivals such as Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amid reservations among several senior leaders regarding Kishor\u2019s plan to rejuvenate Congress ahead of the upcoming national election, let\u2019s take look at the election strategist\u2019s career \u2013 his association with several political parties in the past.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>BJP during 2014 general election<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prashant Kishor became well known following his election campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha election that helped BJP win with an absolute majority. Kishor formed the Citizens for Accountable Governance (CAG), which later became the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), to ideate and implement political strategies and allow political parties to win elections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/main-qimg-ddddf9e04195bf1e37597fddc0f614a9-lq.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/main-qimg-ddddf9e04195bf1e37597fddc0f614a9-lq.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/main-qimg-ddddf9e04195bf1e37597fddc0f614a9-lq-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/main-qimg-ddddf9e04195bf1e37597fddc0f614a9-lq-450x444.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He began his association with the then chief minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi in 2010 as an advisor on health issues in the state. He started organising campaigns on topics related to healthcare and later wrote speeches for Modi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Months before the 2014 national election, Kishor created innovative ad campaigns including Chai Pe Charcha, Manthan and Run for Unity among others for the then PM candidate Narendra Modi. It was after the major success of the BJP that Kishor was considered the kingmaker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kishor employed over 1,200 members to run the prime ministerial campaign across 13 states.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>JD(U) during 2015 Bihar Assembly election<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kishor\u2019s consultancy firm I-PAC played a major role in leading Nitish Kumar to win the third term as chief minister. The firm went to over 40,000 villages in Bihar to discover information regarding different issues, that were later utilised to draft campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16kishor1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16kishor1.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16kishor1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/16kishor1-450x346.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kishor\u2019s I-PAC coined several key slogans during the election campaign including \u2018Phir ek baar, Nitish Kumar\u2019 and \u2018Nitish ke nishchay, vikas ki guarantee\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nitish Kumar later offered Kishor a position as his advisor for planning and programme implementation after he joined the party in 2018.\u00a0 Later, Kishor had a fall out with JD(U) after Nitish supported the Centre\u2019s Citizenship Amendment Act and left the party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Punjab Congress during 2017 Assembly election<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congress asked Kishor to put a spotlight on the then Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh during the 2017 Assembly election. Several state Congress leaders made controversial remarks regarding the Captain and expressed dissatisfaction with him during the time. Kishor\u2019s job was to deflect public attention from the whole incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145688 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/30_03_2016-30prashant1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/30_03_2016-30prashant1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/30_03_2016-30prashant1-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/30_03_2016-30prashant1-450x327.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He created strategies and devised \u2018Coffee with Captain\u2019 and \u2018Punjab da Captain\u2019 campaigns, which eventually worked as Singh became a household name. I-PAC also organised rallies where Captain Amarinder Singh went to Punjab\u2019s distressed areas of Faridkot, Bhatinda, Moga, Firozpur and Mukstar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>YSR Congress during 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kishor\u2019s next project was the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election where he designed several campaigns for YSR Congress\u2019 YS Jaganmohan Reddy. A 3,648-km-long \u2018praja sankalpa yatra\u2019 was also organised which took 341 days to cover.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145689 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pic.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pic-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pic-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pic-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I-PAC was behind the success of YSRCP\u2019s growth from the polling booth level. It organised a total of 35 campaigns over the period of two years before the Assembly election \u2013 18 online and 17 on the ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a part of his Kishor\u2019s strategy, Reddy sent out personal letters to over 60,000 village-level influencers seeking suggestions to develop the state. The party also managed to reach out to more than 1 crore households before the election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jagan Reddy marked a thumping win following the success of Kishor\u2019s strategies and 400-member I-PAC on the field.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>AAP during 2020 Delhi Assembly election<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phenomenal victory of the Aam Aadmi Party in the 2020 Assembly election can be considered\u00a0Kishor\u2019s one of the biggest success. Arvind Kejriwal signed him after being sacked by Nitish Kumar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145690 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/eqelghgu8aifj8a-1581406115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/eqelghgu8aifj8a-1581406115.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/eqelghgu8aifj8a-1581406115-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/eqelghgu8aifj8a-1581406115-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to reports, Kishor offered nothing more than advice to Kejriwal ahead of the election. He suggested that Delhi CM rebrand himself as the developmental man. His suggestions were a success as AAP won 62 out of 70 seats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TMC and DMK during 2021 Assembly elections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His latest stints with TMC\u2019s Mamata Banerjee and DMK\u2019s MK Stalin were meritorious in Prashant Kishor\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-2-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I-PAC expanded its arm into West Bengal during the Assembly election and helped strategise for TMC effectively. Kishor was all over the place during Mamata\u2019s election campaign. He strategised some key campaigns that are people-centric such as \u2018Duare Sarkar\u2019 and \u2018Didi Ke Bolo\u2019. He devised the insider-versus-outsider narrative opposing BJP\u2019s bid to talk about Bengal\u2019s cultural icons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Tamil Nadu, Kishor proved successful in leading DMK\u2019s MK Stalin to win the Assembly election and become the chief minister. The DMK-Congress alliance made a comeback in the state after traipsing into the wilderness for a decade.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-145692 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vikatan_2021-04_413f5788-327b-418f-ad36-0ef86895b3f6_IMG_0105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vikatan_2021-04_413f5788-327b-418f-ad36-0ef86895b3f6_IMG_0105.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vikatan_2021-04_413f5788-327b-418f-ad36-0ef86895b3f6_IMG_0105-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vikatan_2021-04_413f5788-327b-418f-ad36-0ef86895b3f6_IMG_0105-450x456.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vikatan_2021-04_413f5788-327b-418f-ad36-0ef86895b3f6_IMG_0105-593x600.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kishor re-branded Stalin in line with the iconic figure and former CM M Karunanidhi in the political landscape of the state. His political advocacy group assisted DMK to conduct outreach programmes during the COVID lockdown.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political strategist Prashant Kishor has turned down Congress\u2019 offer to join as a part of its Empowered Action Group, dismissing the speculations regarding his possible entry into India\u2019s grand old party. 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