The strategist of the survey, which scripted the congress, wins in Telangana and Karnataka – Firstpost

The youngest state in India, Telangana, is ready for a change of power. The Congress on the Way of Success – he won victories in 64 seats – deriving the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

While many will credit the party’s victory to Revanth Reddy, there was another calm force that worked in the background, making sure that the party’s fortune turns into the state. This man is none other than the elusive Sunil Kanugolu, the same person responsible for turning the trend of the congress during the elections in Karnataka before.

Let’s take a look at who is Kanugolu and how he helped the Congress to scrinate a victory in Telangana, upsetting K Chandrashekhar Rao and his party, the BRS.

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Sunil Kanugoli’s personal life

We know very little about the personal life of Kanugolu and which can be attributed to its nature; He is shy, introverted and prefers to stay away from the spotlight.

Born in the Karnataka Ballari district, he then moved to Chennai and then in the United States for his education. It is reported that he studied engineering as the First Cycle, then obtained post-diplen diplomas. He then returned to India in 2009. He worked as a consultant at McKinsey, who could be blamed for his habit of staying away from public dazzling.

The Ministry of Business Affairs said Kanugolu held the position of director in three companies – SR Independent Fisheries Private Limited, SR Naturo Foods Private Limited and Brainstoral Innovation and Research Private Limited (BSIR) – which have all stopped existing .

He is notoriously known to stay far from the spotlight with even a single chief of the congress Printing“It is as elusive as Bagheera (The Black Panther of the Stories of Mowgli by Rudyard Kipling), and leaves no path.”

The mere fact, however, known to Kanugolu is his love for food. His friends, according to a News18 Report, call it a “militant meat eater”.

From the Modi campaign to the Win Congress

The start of Kanugolu in the political strategy began with him with him co-founding the association of Brilliant Minds, a company that proposed political strategies for the BJP. He was also part of Citizens for Governance Manager (CAG), a group gathered by the famous survey strategist, Prashant Kishor, to propel the first -rate campaign of Narendra Modi in 2014.

According to the Indian ExpressHe worked closely with Amit Shah until February 2018 and helped the party in the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka polls. By the way, the victory of the BJP in 2018 in the state of the South was under his vigilant eye.

In 2021, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul had a meeting with Kanugolu and employed her business, Mindshare Analytics, Services. In May 2022, then the president of the congress, Sonia Gandhi, appointed Kanugolu member of the Lok Sabha electoral working group in 2024.

It was also credited with the Kanyakumari “Bharat Jodo Yatra” strategy in Cashmere last year.

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Telangana’s task

After being recognized for having led the Congress to the victory in Karnataka, he received the battle difficult to secure Telangana for the party.

And Kanugolu, it seems that it is for the task; He worked tirelessly seven days a week to ensure the party’s victory in the state. A News18 Reported states that he realized that a greater share of votes for the BJP would help the chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to stay in power and, therefore, first tried to limit the influence of BJP in the state.

He was also able to persuade Ysr’s daughter, Ys Sharmila, not to contest the surveys in the state. Sharmila, who was motivated by revenge, made the value of his argument and decided to abandon the elections in order to dethrone KCR.

A Msn The report indicated that it was the Kanugolu team which was responsible for the inclusion of five guarantees, known as “Abhaya Hastam”, which were specifically adapted to the needs of Telangana.

The reports also indicate that it is Kanugolu’s idea of ​​presenting the BRs as having a tacit alliance with the BJP, in order to polarize the voters and win them at Congress. Interesting, it was the same tactic he used in Karnataka, where the Janata Dal-Secary (JDS) was marked like the B-Team of the BJP.

Speaking of the victory in Telangana, a senior member of the Kanugolu firm said Indian Express“In Telangana, we were given a free hand. We have worked on internal surveys and acted accordingly. It is by no means to say that party leaders did not contribute to victory. They have always patiently heard us and took into account our advice. »»

It seems that in Telangana in the battle of KS, the second k – Sunil Kanugolu – came out victorious on K Chandrasekhar Rao.

With agency entries