Prashant Kishor rejects Sonia’s offer to join Congress
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, while declining the offer to join congress, said: More than me, Congress needs leadership, collective will to fix problems. Details on Dynamite News
New Delhi: Finally poll strategist Prashant Kishor has declined the offer to join the Congress party. Prashant Kishor has held several meetings in the last 15 days with Congress's top leadership and gave a proposal to revamp the party ahead of the 2024 general election. Kishor had given a detailed presentation with a road map for the 2024 General elections.
I declined the generous offer of #congress to join the party as part of the EAG & take responsibility for the elections.
In my humble opinion, more than me the party needs leadership and collective will to fix the deep rooted structural problems through transformational reforms.Also Read | Prashant Kishor likely to join Congress tomorrow after meeting senior party leaders
— Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) April 26, 2022
Taking to Twitter, Kishor said, "I declined the generous offer of Congress to join the party as part of the Empowered Action Group (EAG) and take responsibility for the elections. In my humble opinion, more than me the party needs leadership and collective will to fix the deep-rooted structural problems through transformational reforms."
Earlier today, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi constituted an Empowered Action Group 2024 and invited Kishor to join the party as part of the group with defined responsibility but he declined.
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"Following a presentation and discussions with Prashant Kishor, Congress President has constituted a Empowered Action Group 2024 and invited him to join the party as part of the group with defined responsibility. He declined. We appreciate his efforts and suggestion given to party," Surjewala tweeted.