Sunil Kanugolu: After his victory in Telangana, Sunil Kanugolu seems to be defeated but in reality Kanugolu is currently working on the strategy of winning all the 17 Lok Sabha seats for Congress in Telangana. Kanugolu is confident that Congress will win 15 seats.
On one side, Sunil Kanugolu, who worked behind the scenes for the victory of Congress in Karnataka and Telangana, and on the other side, K. Chandrashekhar Rao is talking to the leaders of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and bringing them to Congress, while on the other hand, Congress is trying to win all the seats in North Telangana. Since Congress is strong in South Telangana, Sunil Kanugolu has been asked to focus more on North Telangana.
Sunil Kanugolu's team made strategy for Congress
Sunil Kanugolu's team works in the war room of Congress but due to staying away from the limelight, no one pays attention to Sunil Kanugolu. Earlier there were reports that Sunil Kanugolu has been sent to make the strategy of Congress in Maharashtra and Haryana.
After this there was also discussion about sending Kanugolu to Assam but in reality Kanugolu is still in Telangana. On the basis of the survey he had conducted for Congress, Congress has started the process of deciding its candidates. Voting for all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana will be held in the fourth phase on May 13.
Sunil Kanugolu, from the famous Kanugolu family of Bellary, Karnataka, grew up in Chennai. Kanugolu received his higher education in the US and joined McKinsey, a global management consulting firm. After returning to India, Prashant got involved with Kishore, a well-known election strategist.
Formation of Association of Billion Minds
Sunil first worked on making election strategy for BJP in Gujarat. When Narendra Modi was preparing for the Lok Sabha elections, Sunil was working for him. He created the Association of Billion Minds to create a wave in favor of Modi.
Kanugolu had worked for BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Narendra Modi's strategy making team was with PK in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. K. After this, Kanugolu remained associated with BJP for a long time. Apart from Gujarat, he also worked for BJP in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
In the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, when the BJP won a massive majority, Kanugolu was responsible for the strategy. Sunil worked for BJP in the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections, but in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Sunil joined DMK's MK Stalin.
Promoted 'Namakku Naam' for Stalin
The 'Namakku Naam' campaign was a resounding success for Stalin. The name 'Namakku' means We are always there for you in Tamil. On the strength of this campaign, the DMK alliance won 38 out of 39 Lok Sabha seats.
Sunil left the party after Stalin handed over the responsibility to Prashant Kishore in the assembly elections. Despite unsuccessful attempts to bring Prashant Kishor to Congress in 2022, Congress brought Sunil. Sunil, who joined Congress from BJP, was made the head of the strategy department in Congress.
Sunil started work from his native Karnataka. The condition of Congress was bad due to internal strife, so Kanugolu first contacted Siddaramaiah and D.K. Tried to win over him. Shivkumar united. After this, Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra was taken out from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
After the Yatra created a pro-Congress atmosphere in Karnataka, the PCM launched a campaign to expose the corruption of the BJP. This campaign proved to be a masterstroke and after Congress won with a clear majority in Karnataka, Sunil repeated the same history in Telangana last year and handed over power to Congress.
Congress expected to sweep this Lok Sabha: Survey
Now only two days are left for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in such a situation a unique survey has come out. This political survey conducted on Karnataka state has revealed that BJP and its allies are in a strong position here. On the contrary, it seems that the alliance between Congress and India is becoming weaker.
According to a survey by a media group, NDA is likely to get 25 out of 28 seats in Karnataka in the current Lok Sabha elections. At the same time, Bharat Alliance seems to have to be satisfied with only 3 seats. Another survey has said that BJP is likely to get 22 seats in Karnataka.
Apart from this, JDS which is in alliance with it also seems to get two seats. In such a situation, NDA will get 24 seats. At the same time, Congress and the alliance seem to be getting only 4 seats. It is noteworthy that in 2019, BJP had won 25 seats here.