Congress strategist Kanugolu kick-starts ballot groundwork in 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala

Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sunil Kanugolu, the ballot strategist who created wonders for the Congress in Karnataka has began his work in all of the 20 Lok Sabha seats within the state. His staff from  ‘Mindshare Analytics’ has began subject research within the constituencies. Member of Task Force 2024 shaped by the AICC management, Karnataka-born Kanugolu had attended the high-level assembly referred to as by Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge in New Delhi a number of days in the past for the ballot preparations. But apparently, the vast majority of Congress leaders from the state didn’t acknowledge Kanugolu till Ok C Venugopal, nationwide common secretary (group), launched him.

There are two phases for Wayanad Congress MP Rahul Gandhi – earlier than and after Bharat Jodo Yatra. The credit score for evolving Rahul Gandhi into a pacesetter of reckoning goes to Kanugolu, following the success of BJY. This was adopted by the Congress’ stupendous victory within the Karnataka Assembly election. Recently when Kharge invited the Kerala contingent comprising high-powered Political Affairs Committee members, MPs, MLAs and office-bearers to New Delhi for ballot preparations, Kanugolu remained a mute spectator when the leaders spoke about their respective constituencies. Senior Congress chief M Liju advised TNIE that Sunil Kanugolu and his ‘Mindshare Analytics’ staff haven’t gotten in contact with the Congress state management.

“Kanugolu’s team has already kicked off field study in 20 LS constituencies. They will be working independently as we do not know what his modus operandi is,” mentioned Liju.

Kanugolu has already proved his mettle below Prasant Kishor, one other sought-after ballot strategist, in BJP’s splendid victory in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election marketing campaign in 2014 adopted by a slew of meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh (BJP), Uttarakhand (BJP), Himachal Pradesh (Congress), Gujarat (BJP) and lately in Karnataka (Congress). A senior Congress MP from Malabar advised TNIE that Sunil Kanugolu was busy jotting down factors when the leaders from Kerala spoke on the assembly. 

“I could see that Kanugolu doesn’t talk much as it’s his actions which speak more about his work. This is not the first time the central Congress leadership has entrusted an external agency to hold a field survey among voters. But this is the first time a team is undertaking a serious study on poll aspects, taking stock of the role played by sitting MPs, the current situation, social combination and the winning prospects,” mentioned a senior Congress MP.

It was on the mega conclave of the Congress, Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir, held at Udaipur final May that the then interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi introduced the formation of the Taskforce -2024 aimed toward bringing Congress again to energy. Apart from Kanugolu, the opposite members of the Taskforce -2024 embrace P Chidambaram, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ok C Venugopal, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik, Jairam Ramesh and Ajay Maken.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sunil Kanugolu, the ballot strategist who created wonders for the Congress in Karnataka has began his work in all of the 20 Lok Sabha seats within the state. His staff from  ‘Mindshare Analytics’ has began subject research within the constituencies. Member of Task Force 2024 shaped by the AICC management, Karnataka-born Kanugolu had attended the high-level assembly referred to as by Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge in New Delhi a number of days in the past for the ballot preparations. But apparently, the vast majority of Congress leaders from the state didn’t acknowledge Kanugolu till Ok C Venugopal, nationwide common secretary (group), launched him.

There are two phases for Wayanad Congress MP Rahul Gandhi – earlier than and after Bharat Jodo Yatra. The credit score for evolving Rahul Gandhi into a pacesetter of reckoning goes to Kanugolu, following the success of BJY. This was adopted by the Congress’ stupendous victory within the Karnataka Assembly election. Recently when Kharge invited the Kerala contingent comprising high-powered Political Affairs Committee members, MPs, MLAs and office-bearers to New Delhi for ballot preparations, Kanugolu remained a mute spectator when the leaders spoke about their respective constituencies. Senior Congress chief M Liju advised TNIE that Sunil Kanugolu and his ‘Mindshare Analytics’ staff haven’t gotten in contact with the Congress state management.

“Kanugolu’s team has already kicked off field study in 20 LS constituencies. They will be working independently as we do not know what his modus operandi is,” mentioned Liju.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Kanugolu has already proved his mettle below Prasant Kishor, one other sought-after ballot strategist, in BJP’s splendid victory in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election marketing campaign in 2014 adopted by a slew of meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh (BJP), Uttarakhand (BJP), Himachal Pradesh (Congress), Gujarat (BJP) and lately in Karnataka (Congress). A senior Congress MP from Malabar advised TNIE that Sunil Kanugolu was busy jotting down factors when the leaders from Kerala spoke on the assembly. 

“I could see that Kanugolu doesn’t talk much as it’s his actions which speak more about his work. This is not the first time the central Congress leadership has entrusted an external agency to hold a field survey among voters. But this is the first time a team is undertaking a serious study on poll aspects, taking stock of the role played by sitting MPs, the current situation, social combination and the winning prospects,” mentioned a senior Congress MP.

It was on the mega conclave of the Congress, Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir, held at Udaipur final May that the then interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi introduced the formation of the Taskforce -2024 aimed toward bringing Congress again to energy. Apart from Kanugolu, the opposite members of the Taskforce -2024 embrace P Chidambaram, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ok C Venugopal, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik, Jairam Ramesh and Ajay Maken.