Congress's New Backroom Strategist Sunil Kanugolu Behind Recent Wins
• Declined KCR's offer to handle Telangana elections and instead joined Congress, delivering wins in Karnataka and later in Telangana against KCR • Known for quiet, behind-the-scenes work style with no publicity or ego • Led strategy for Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra and other major Congress campaigns • Previously worked for BJP, MK Stalin, and Edappadi K. Palaniswami • Credited with resurrecting Congress in Telangana from near rock-bottom to position to defeat KCR