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Congress party’s interim president Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other leaders at a meeting of party
Sonia Gandhi general secretaries and in-charge of the states (ANI Photo)

help in reviving the party ahead of the Aam Aadmi Party led by Chief Min- special team Mrs Gandhi formed to vations about the idea of Mr Kishor’s
2024 Lok Sabha election. ister Arvind Kejriwal. Aam Aadmi evaluate Mr Kishor’s proposal, wants inclusion in the party and giving him
“Political strategist Prashant Party is now the only option for the him to dissociate from all other politi- room to make changes, told NDTV
Kishor has never joined TMC. He is country.” cal parties and devote himself entirely today that Mr Kishor’s “journey has
our political analyst”, said Trinamool “There is no future for Congress to the Congress. Kishor and his IPAC been from one party to the other”.
Congress General Secretary Kunal party in the country. Congress cannot had earlier worked with Mamata Ba- “So that kind of political commitment
Ghosh while speaking exclusively to give a future to the people of India. nerjee’s Trinamool Congress and Ja- or the ideological commitment was
ANI on Friday. Speaking on Prashant Congress is like a dead horse, no mat- gan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress, not obvious,” he said.
Kishor joining Congress, Ghosh said, ter how much you try to lift a dead helping them craft stupendous victo- “But now that he has come for-
“Kishor is a political strategist. He is horse, it will not rise,” he said. ries in Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. ward with some concrete suggestions
not a TMC leader. He can speak to But Prashant Kishor -- whose But all that must stop now, sources said. and the presentation that he has put
any political party. We know Congress last attempt to join the Congress fell This was, in fact, one of the big- up - yes, is quite good,” he, however,
has a history of failure. If Congress through -- is on the brink of success gest reservations against Mr Kishor added. The Congress internal com-
wants to revive itself, it can try. Our this time, top Congress sources have from a chunk of party leaders. Many mittee’s report, which is practically
(TMC) main focus is to defeat BJP.” said. That he would join the Grand still say that he is keen on a national done and will be submitted to Mrs
“Like in Bengal, TMC is strong. So, Old Party and play a key role has al- role and does not wish to be contained Gandhi any time, has included much
in other states, if Congress think they most been decided, barring the con- within a single party -- be it the Trina- deliberation about Kishor’s role and
can fight and defeat the BJP, they are tours of that role, which will be drawn mool or Telangana’s ruling Telangana the party’s road map, on which he has
most welcome,” Kunal Ghosh added. up by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Rashtra Samithi, where he is currently already given repeated presentations.
Speaking about Prashant Kishor in consultation with Rahul Gandhi, playing the role of a political advisor. As the Congress weighs Prashant
joining Congress, Bharatiya Janata sources said. Senior party leader Digvijaya Kishor’s proposal for a revamp, the
Party’s Manoj Tigga said, “Congress is There is, however, a rider: The Singh, one of the leaders with reser- party is all set to have organisation-
not going to revive. It’s a democratic al elections. Over six crore Congress
country and anyone can join any par- members have enrolled themselves
ty. But it’s tough for Congress to make for the same.
a comeback. 2024 will be a win again Congress Central Election Au-
for the BJP”. thority Chairman Madhusudan Mis-
Also, hours after core Congress try said that the party has completed
leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Ra- its membership drive, wherein almost
hul Gandhi and Prashant Kishor, held 6 crore members were enrolled.
a meeting to discuss the party’s revival “Around 2.6 crores members were en-
in upcoming elections, Rajya Sabha rolled through Digital Membership.
MP and Aam Aadmi Party leader Membership has been done through
Raghav Chadha on Saturday said that papers too, so the total numbers will
the Congress party is like a dead horse be finalised in another few days. It is
and will find it difficult to rise from the expected to be more than six crores by
current political situation. April 15, 2022,” he said.
Speaking to ANI today, Chadha It is important to note that the
said, “Congress is like a dead horse, members who have been enrolled till
no matter how hard it tries, it will not April 15 will be entitled to take part in
rise. Congress party has become old. the organisation elections.
It is nearing its end.” “Now the Con- It is not yet clear whether Rahul
gress party cannot be an alternative to Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala with Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhu- Gandhi will fight for the post of Party
NDA in this country. The only party pesh Baghel and party leader Ambika Soni after the meeting with party’s interim leader Sonia President or not. That is a big ques-
that can challenge the Bharatiya Ja- Gandhi, at her residence, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) tion for the party, and also the biggest
nata Party and PM Narendra Modi, is challenge for Prashant Kishor.

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