Soon after Chief Minister Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh shared information of Prashant Kishor joining him as Principal Advisor; the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) official twitter handle revealed that Kishor would get cabinet minister-rank along with associated perks and a "token honorarium of Re 1 only".
Besides, the secretariat administration will provide one private secretary, one personal assistant, a data entry operator, a clerk and two peons to the Kishore as his staff members. In addition, travel facility in executive class in train or by air as admissible to a cabinet minister will be given to Kishor along with hospitality expenditure upto Rs 5000 per month.
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Meanwhile, Kishor had played a crucial role in the 2017 Assembly elections to ensure Congress' victory in the state. He then designed various strategies for the Capt Amarinder-led-Congress government to attract young voters and defeat the SAD-BJP alliance and AAP.
Earlier, the Chief Minister said Kishor had responded positively to his request.
"Kishor expressed that he would be quite happy to come and help," said Amarinder, clearing the air amid media reports that the strategist had refused to handle the Congress campaign in the state.
The Chief Minister said he discussed the matter with the party chief Sonia Gandhi, who had left the decision (of hiring Kishor) on him.
Besides, among the success stories of election strategist Prashant Kishor, AAP's Delhi victory outshines others.There was an exception, though: he couldn't win Uttar Pradesh for the Congress-Samajwadi Party combine in 2017. However, Kishor's consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) has served several political parties in scoring a thumping win in different elections across the country.