Prashant Kishor Declines Sonia Gandhi's Invitation To Join Congress As Member Of 'Empowered Action Group 2024'

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has declined the invitation by Congress president Sonia Gandhi to join the party as a member of an Empowered Action Group with "defined responsibility", Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala said on Tuesday (26 April).

Kishor had on 16 April given a detailed presentation on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at a meeting of top Congress leaders at party president Sonia Gandhi's residence.

Following the presentation, the Sonia Gandhi had constituted an eight-member committee to deliberate on recommendations made by the poll strategist to the party.

On Tuesday (26 April), Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala took to Twitter to inform that Kishor had declined party's invitation to join the Group.

"Following a presentation and discussions with Prashant Kishor, Congress President has constituted a Empowered Action Group 2024 and invited him to join the party as part of the group with defined responsibility. He declined," Surjewala tweeted.

"We appreciate his efforts and suggestion given to party," he added.

"I declined the generous offer of Congress to join the party as part of the EAG and take responsibility for the elections," Prashant said in a tweet.