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