Congress can’t be allowed to die: Prashant Kishor in his presentation to party leaders | Exclusive
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has advised the Congress to resolve its leadership crisis if it wants to succeed in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
By Rajdeep Sardesai:
“The Indian National Congress cannot be allowed to die It can only die with the nation.” That’s how poll strategist Prashant Kishor started his recent presentation in his meetings with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other top party leaders. The words of Mahatma Gandhi reflected the dire position of the grand old party.
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After the repeated debacles, first in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and then in the assembly elections held earlier this year, the Congress’s floundering ship is now desperately depending on a solid plan to reclaim its lost glory. For this, the party leadership sought Prashant Kishor’s insights. He is understood to have delivered a blueprint for the Congress’s revival.
In his presentation, Prashant Kishor laid out the Congress’s current position in the country’s political scene with special focus on its statistical strengths and weaknesses. The plan, a blueprint for the preparation of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, highlighted India’s population, the number of Congress MPs and MLAs, the party’s outlook towards women, youth, small businessmen, and farmers. Prashant Kishor also focused on the importance of the 13 crore first-time voters in 2024.
The Congress had just 90 MPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and 800 MLAs in the country, Prashant Kishor reminded the Congress leadership. He said the Congress was in power in three states, while it was part of coalition governments in three more. It is the main Opposition in 13 states. He reminded the Congress that since 1984, its vote percentage had kept decreasing.
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PRASHANT KISHOR’S ADVICE TO CONGRESS
1. The Congress needs to resolve its leadership crisis
2. Alliance issues need to be resolved.
3. The party must return to its previous ideals.
4. The Congress will have to mobilise its workers and leaders at the grassroots level.
5. The party needs to overhaul its communication system.
