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Home / News / Politics News / Congress may hire Prashant Kishor for Uttarakhand elections
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    Congress may hire Prashant Kishor for Uttarakhand elections

    Written by
    Shiladitya Ray
    Edited by
    Vaneet Randhawa
    Last updated on Jan 03, 2017, 07:00 am
    Congress may hire Prashant Kishor for Uttarakhand elections
  • Congress is looking to hire poll strategist Prashant Kishor for the upcoming elections in Uttarakhand.

    According to sources from the Congress party, Kishor met Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday night where the two discussed Congress's constituency-wise election strategy.

    The move comes after Congress's concern over BJP's rising popularity in the state of Uttarakhand.

  • In this article
    Prashant Kishor's career before politics Prashant Kishor's rise to a leading election strategist Kishor's brainchild Kishor approached by Trinamool Congress What is IPAC ? Kishor-Shourie meeting sparks speculation Kishor approached by Rahul Gandhi Nitish Kumar gets Kishor as his advisor Kishor for Rahul or Priyanka as UP's chief ministerial candidates The Prashant Kishor-Congress fallout in UP Congress to sack Prashant Kishor Congress may hire Prashant Kishor for Uttarakhand elections
  • Career

    Prashant Kishor's career before politics

    Prashant Kishor's career before politics
  • Prashant Kishor was born in Bihar and completed his education in Patna, starting his career as a healthcare activist in Bihar.

    By 34, he was heading the social policy and strategic planning division of UN in Chad, Africa.

    Upon reading a Planning Commission report about the status of health in India, he wrote a report on malnutrition which caught the then-PM Manmohan Singh's attention.

  • Strategist

    Prashant Kishor's rise to a leading election strategist

    Prashant Kishor's rise to a leading election strategist
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  • Upon reading Kishor's report on malnutrition in Gujarat, Manmohan Singh forwarded the report to the then-CM of Gujarat, Modi.

    Impressed by Kishor's ideas, Modi appointed him as his election-strategist in 2011.

    Kishor and his team, then called Citizens for Accountable Governance, were in charge of planning Modi's strategy for the 2012 Gujarat assembly polls and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

    Both strategies were successful.

  • Do you know?

    Kishor's brainchild

  • Modi's much-vaunted "Chai pe charcha" campaign and his 3D hologram rallies, the mass mobilization for Sardar Patel's Statue of Unity and Modi's Vivekananda Yatra in 2012, are all said to be part of Prashant Kishor's ingenious election strategy.

  • 11 Nov 2015

    Kishor approached by Trinamool Congress

    Kishor approached by Trinamool Congress
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  • The brilliant election strategist, Prashant Kishor was approached by West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress, according to sources.

    With next year's West Bengal assembly elections coming up, it is believed that Mamata Banerjee's party is keen to enlist Kishor's services.

    "There have been some informal discussions. We got a phone call from Mamata Banerjee's office," said a source close to Prashant Kishor.

  • Do you know?

    What is IPAC ?

  • Prashant Kishor founded the Indian People's Action Committee (IPAC), an election management consultancy firm. Apart from its Indian operations, IPAC provided consultancy services to the Chama-Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party for the 2015 general elections in Tanzania.

  • 13 Nov 2015

    Kishor-Shourie meeting sparks speculation

    Kishor-Shourie meeting sparks speculation
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  • Prashant Kishor, the strategist behind Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance's winning campaign, met with discontented BJP leader Arun Shourie, provoking speculation among political pundits.

    There are already reports of political parties trying to get Kishor's services for future elections.

    Kishor's meeting with Shourie, who recently became critical about the Modi government and BJP, has baffled pundits.

    "Mr.Shourie is an old and personal friend," said Kishor.

  • 13 Nov 2015

    Kishor approached by Rahul Gandhi

    Kishor approached by Rahul Gandhi
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  • Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi also met with the man of the hour, Prashant Kishor.

    Kishor had previously worked with Gandhi in Amethi as part of his core team, but this was their first meeting after the Bihar elections.

    "It was a courtesy meeting after his role in ensuring victory in Bihar. Nothing more should be read into it at this point," said Congress sources.

  • 22 Jan 2016

    Nitish Kumar gets Kishor as his advisor

    Nitish Kumar gets Kishor as his advisor
  • Prashant Kishor has now been appointed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's advisor for Policies and Programme implementation for Bihar's development.

    He will bear the same status as that of a State cabinet minister.

    Kishor played an intrinsic role in strategizing for the Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance and helping them register an impressive win in the last Bihar state assembly elections.

  • 2 May 2016

    Kishor for Rahul or Priyanka as UP's chief ministerial candidates

    Kishor for Rahul or Priyanka as UP's chief ministerial candidates
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  • Prashant Kishor has advised the Congress leadership that the party could gain big in UP if Priyanka or Rahul became the CM candidates.

    Congress has roped in poll strategist to architect Congress' success in Uttar Pradesh in 2017 assembly polls.

    While the Congress leadership agreed that the siblings could give a facelift to UP Congress, Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi have reportedly refused Kishor's suggestion.

  • 22 Nov 2016

    The Prashant Kishor-Congress fallout in UP

    The Prashant Kishor-Congress fallout in UP
  • The Congress High Command has told its leadership in UP to no longer depend upon Prashant Kishor for their poll strategies in the UP elections.

    Sources said Kishor's inability to reconcile with local leaders while reaching out to regional parties was one of the reasons.

    Senior leaders in the party saw Kishor's advice as him dictating terms to the party.

  • 26 Dec 2016

    Congress to sack Prashant Kishor

    Congress to sack Prashant Kishor
  • Sources stated that the Congress may be contemplating firing Prashant Kishor for his failure to deliver well marketed political campaigns.

    UP Congress leaders alleged that Kishor's policies led to damaging reports about the party in the media; they added that it was only because of Rahul Gandhi that he was still around.

    The party did not officially comment on the rumors.

  • 03 Jan 2017

    Congress may hire Prashant Kishor for Uttarakhand elections

    Congress may hire Prashant Kishor for Uttarakhand elections
  • Congress is looking to hire poll strategist Prashant Kishor for the upcoming elections in Uttarakhand.

    According to sources from the Congress party, Kishor met Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Saturday night where the two discussed Congress's constituency-wise election strategy.

    The move comes after Congress's concern over BJP's rising popularity in the state of Uttarakhand.

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