A day after the Congress party won the elections in the State of Telangana, ‘journalist’ Rajdeep Sardesai revealed how the grand-old party mobilised Christian pastors to garner votes from the Christian vote bank. In a video published on his YouTube channel on Monday, Sardesai informed that Congress sought the help of political strategist Sunil Kanugolu to win the Telangana elections. …
Congress managed to secure a win in only one state on Sunday's Assembly polls counting- Telangana. However, like Karnataka, the Telangana win was brought to Congress by poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu! A familiar name, and a mysterious man, Kanugolu has peaked interest of several after Congress' Karnataka Assembly Election win, earlier this year. With no public presence, Kanugolu has yet …
Sunil Kanugolu, who was appointed chief advisor to Karnataka’s newly minted chief minister Siddaramaiah, a position with a cabinet rank, isn’t the first election strategist to have entered direct politics and points to a growing recognition of the value that smart strategists, who can drive election campaigns, can bring to daily governance. Sunil Kanugolu was part of Kishor’s team that …
Two months ago, dozens of Congress ticket aspirants were waiting in the lobby of Bengaluru’s famed, 150-year-old Taj West End hotel to plead for their Assembly tickets. No airs, no media, no photos, no big talk, no hangers-on, almost a recluse, Kanugolu has emerged as one of the most influential figures in the Congress, directly advising AICC general secretary Rahul …
Even though a new name to some, Sunil Kanugolu has been in the political mainstream as long as Prashant Kishor and has worked with the BJP, DMK, Akali Dal, and AIADMK so far Ahead of the Assembly elections in the coastal states of Karnataka and Telangana next year, the Congress party has shelved the rumours of Prashant Kishor strategising the …