Prashant Kishor, who had helped Congress win the elections 4 years ago in Punjab, is now joining hands with Captain Amarinder Singh again, ahead of the 2022 polls. His I-PAC organisation had helped the win of Congress in the 2017 elections in Punjab. Punjab Congress programmes like “Coffee with Captain” and “Punjab Da Captain” were the brain children of Kishor, designed to drum up support for the party. He had also been the think tank behind Narendra Modi’s campaign for prime ministership in the 2014 General Election. Now, he has joined hands with the Punjab CM for the upcoming polls.
Tweeting about this, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said, “Happy to share that @PrashantKishor has joined me as my Principal Advisor. Look forward to working together for the betterment of the people of Punjab”. The Punjab government further confirmed the appointment and said that the Punjab cabinet has cleared Kishor’s appointment as Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister. He will be given all perquisites eligible for a Cabinet Minister in Punjab.
In June 2020, both Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar and Congress’ state affairs in-charge Asha Kumari reportedly made it clear that the political strategist was not needed for the next Assembly election.
The present development comes just ahead of the Assembly Elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where Prashant Kishor’ I-PAC has been working for the past few years. .
#PunjabCabinet clears the appointment of Shri @PrashantKishor as Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister @capt_amarinder Singh in the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister. pic.twitter.com/Nk5cCj6CSG
— Government of Punjab (@PunjabGovtIndia) March 1, 2021
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