Karnataka Elections Results 2023: Sunil Kanugolu, the poll strategist who was on BJP side in 2018, repeats winning streak but this time for Congress

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Sunil Kanugolu was the main poll strategist whose innovative campaign strategies helped Congress register a landslide win in Karnataka Elections 2023

Who is Sunil Kanugolu?

Sunil Kanugolu was instrumental in how Congress candidates were picked in Karnataka. Congress reportedly chose its candidates in line with surveys that Kanugolu’s team carried out

Meet Congress poll
strategist in Karnataka

Sunil Kanugolu has been part of poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s team in the past when BJP had roped in the top poll strategist for various polls

Sunil Kanugolu’s BJP connect

Sunil Kanugolu had reportedly helped BJP script a win in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018. This time around he managed to pull off a landslide win for Congress in the same state

Sunil Kanugolu’s winning streak in Karnataka

Sunil Kanugolu has also been instrumental in planning the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which was cited as a key reason for Congress’ massive win in Karnataka. In the mass movement led by Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders and workers passed through 12 states spanning a distance of nearly 3,500 kilometers from Kanyakumari to Kashmir in 150 days with an aim to unite India

Karnataka Election
Results 2023

With an eye on Madhya Pradesh next, Congress has tasked Sunil Kanugolu to shape the campaign for Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, scheduled to take place at the end of the year

Congress looking to
repeat win in MP

Congress is also eyeing a win in Telangana while looking to retain their  governments in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Sunil Kanugolu will be instrumental in these campaigns for the party

Will Sunil Kanugolu score successive wins for Congress?

Earlier, Sonia Gandhi picked Sunil Kanugolu as a member of Congress’ 2024 Lok Sabha election task force

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Cong picks Sunil Kanugolu

Sunil Kanugolu has already been dubbed as the ‘other Prashant Kishor’. But with high voltage elections in MP, Telangana, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh and the crucial Lok Sabha 2024 polls, will he help Congress script successive victories is the big question

The ‘other Prashant Kishor’