Prashant Kishor Meets Sonia Gandhi -- Second Time In Three Days

At today's meeting, the agenda was assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh that are due later this year and next year's state polls in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

Election strategist Prashant Kishor met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi late this evening for a planning session on the next round of assembly polls due this year and the next general elections, amid buzz that he might join the party. The Congress is considering a proposal from Mr Kishor for the revival of the party before 2024 and a game plan for the general elections due that year.

This was their second meeting in three days. Mr Kishor gave a detailed presentation on Mission 2024 on Saturday before a select group of Congress leaders.

At today's meeting, the agenda was assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh that are due later this year and next year's state polls in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, reported news agency Press Trust of India.

Earlier this evening, Mrs Gandhi had a meeting at her home with a party team that has been tasked with evaluating the Mission 2024 plan.