‘UP’s got talent’: Ahead of 2027 Assembly polls, Congress scouts for for spokespersons, panelists

“We have started this exercise across the state. At present, we are collecting forms. November 15 is the last date for submission of forms. As we will undertake a large talent hunt for spokespersons and panelists for the national team in the next few months, we have decided to do the same to form our teams of spokespersons at the district level in Uttar Pradesh,” said a senior party leader.

“Our plan is to have a team of four in every district. They would include an experienced spokesperson, who understands political developments and can write press notes on the party’s line. Then, there would be a panelist who would respond to the electronic media queries from the district. There will be a researcher who would prepare background data for both the district and the state unit. Fourth, there will be a publicity volunteer who will take care of social media updates and publicity from the respective district,” said a party leader familiar with the development.

“Even if we are not able to fill all the four posts at this time, we are targeting to appoint at least two spokespersons in every district,” he added.

Party leaders said the forms are being collected zone-wise with the state having been divided into six zones.

Each applicant is being asked to upload a two-minute video of their views on any ongoing development, they said.

The forms will be sent back to the districts for verification and scrutiny and the screening will take place till November 25 for a background check. The selected individuals will then be called for interviews and the final process is likely to be completed between December 25 to January 10, it is learnt.

“We are only planning to expand our state-level team of spokespersons, panelists and researchers through this exercise. Later, we will appoint Assembly constituency-wise media coordinators,” said a party leader.

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