NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor, the election campaign manager brought in by the Congress party to reverse its declining fortunes, knew his real work would begin when the party hit rock bottom. "They can't in their wildest imagination form a government in Uttar Pradesh. "Kishor is understood to want to launch a "new face" to lead the Uttar Pradesh campaign, which could be Gandhi, his popular sister Priyanka or someone else. Congress loyalists say Gandhi returned a changed man from a sabbatical in a secret location in early 2015. "In a party steeped in tradition, secrecy and deference, enthusiasm for Kishor is not universal.

Source: Times of India May 23, 2016 09:18 UTC