Prashant Kishor Declines Sonia Gandhi’s Offer to Join Congress

Prashant Kishor Declines Sonia Gandhi's Offer to Join Congress

This comes a day after party president Sonia Gandhi on Monday decided to constitute an 'empowered action group' for 2024 to address political challenges ahead. (File pic/Reuters)

The development comes a day after party president Sonia Gandhi decided to constitute an 'empowered action group' for 2024 to address political challenges ahead

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Last Updated:April 26, 2022, 16:06 IST
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Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday declined to join the Congress, informed party general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala in a tweet.

"Following a presentation & discussions with Sh. Prashant Kishor, Congress President has constituted a Empowered Action Group 2024 & invited him to join the party as part of the group with defined responsibility. He declined. We appreciate his efforts & suggestion given to party," Surjewala wrote.

This comes a day after party president Sonia Gandhi decided to constitute an 'empowered action group' for 2024 to address political challenges ahead.

While the Congress was mulling bringing Kishor on board, a section of veterans had been thinking twice about his entry, given his association with several political outfits that are pitted against the Congress. Even the dissident group in the party, popularly known as G23, wasn't too impressed with the idea f Kishor's induction as they said the leadership was overlooking and ignoring in-house talent and relying on somebody who is not loyal to the party and is a professional consultant.

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