What is Prashant Kishor’s plan to revive Congress?

Prashant Kishor can be called the political analyst with the ‘Midas’ touch and now the Congress has engaged his services to turn their dwindling political fortunes into gold .

Senior Congress leaders and Kishor have met four times recently, the latest meeting was on Wednesday.

During the meeting, Prashant Kishor presented his blueprint for the grand old party’s revival.

• According to a report by India Today, the political analyst told Congress President Sonia Gandhi that first, the party needs to resolve its leadership crisis
• Second, it needs to focus on its alliances.
• Third, the party must return to its previous ideals
• Fourth, Congress has to mobilise its workers and leaders at the grassroots level
• Fifth, the party needs to overhaul its communication systems.

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Currently, the Congress has just 90 MPs in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. It is in power in three states and is part of coalition govts in three more