Election Strategist Sunil Kanugolu Appointed as Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with Cabinet Rank

Bengaluru: Election strategist Sunil Kanugolu, who devised campaign strategies for the Congress’s resounding victory in the Karnataka assembly elections, has been appointed as Chief Advisor to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Kanugolu’s appointment is with cabinet rank. Kanugolu was appointed with cabinet rank shortly after the ministerial devolution was completed.

Kanugolu has managed several elections for parties like BJP, DMK, Anna DMK and Akali Dal. The team led by Kanugolu, who joined the Congress last year, coordinated the campaign strategies for the Karnataka assembly elections. Kanugolu was also active behind the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which gave the Congress a lot of energy before the Karnataka elections. Earlier, Kanagolu was also included in the Congress task force for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Kanugolu spearheaded Narendra Modi’s campaign in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections along with Prashant Kishore. Kanugolu also masterminded the DMK’s campaign in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections in 2016. M.K. He was also the brainchild of Stalin’s “Namukuname” campaign. It was through this that Stalin’s name rose to the post of Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. At that time DMK Despite not coming to power, the party won 39 out of 40 seats when it came to spearhead DMK’s campaign in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Sunil Kanugolu also devised the campaign strategies of Shiromani Akali Dal in the last Punjab assembly elections. Born in Bellary, Karnataka, Kanugolu currently resides in Bengaluru.