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Congress headed for rout in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh: Prashant Kishor

Notes Chintan Shivir had not achieved anything meaningful

pk sonia (File) A collage of Prashant Kishor (left) and Congress president Sonia Gandhi

Nearly a month after the Congress confirmed Prashant Kishor had declined an offer to join the party, the poll strategist gave an ominous forecast for the party for two key assembly elections this year.

Kishor tweeted on Friday that the recent Chintan Shivir (brainstorming session) of the party in Udaipur had not achieved anything meaningful. Kishor wrote “I’ve been repeatedly asked to comment on the outcome of #UdaipurChintanShivir In my view, it failed to achieve anything meaningful other than prolonging the status-quo and giving some time to the #Congress leadership, at least till the impending electoral rout in Gujarat and HP!”

Kishor's tweet is pertinent as it comes days after Hardik Patel quit the Congress and lashed out at the party leadership.

Shortly after the Congress revealed Kishor had declined to join the party, he had tweeted that more than him, the Congress “needs leadership and collective will to fix the deep rooted structural problems through transformational reforms”.

While Kishor has been critical of the Congress over the past few months, he has also acknowledged the party would be a key component of any opposition alliance to challenge the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024.

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