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Usage of Technology by Congress in communications, propaganda, campaigning strategies

By kn123456, Section Pradesh Congress Committees
Posted on Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 11:46:30 PM EST

In comparision with other parties Congress is less tech savy or using less tech savy means. Parties like TDP are using mobiles, MOBILES WITH CAMERAS, SMS, web sites, BLOG SITES, etc for communications with the cadre, propaganda and campaigning among the masses. Even going to the extent of using professional services at grass root levels to disuade people not to support congress. At blog sites certain people are always present to put forward their view and agrue and convince on various issues which are anti-congress and pro- to other parties.

I am not sure congress is adopting such high agressive strategies. Grass root level support to congress supporters is very less in comparision to other parties providing the same.

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Usage of Technology by Congress in communications, propaganda, campaigning strategies | 2 comments (2 topical, 0 hidden)

Cause of Concern (none / 0) (#1)
by rachitseth on Sat May 17, 2008 at 04:56:42 AM EST

I think Congress is very weak when it comes to campaigning on social networking sites such as Orkut and Face Book.

I can say that because I am the co-owner of INC Community on Orkut( which has almost 6800 members) , The owner of UPA Community , The owner of "Achievements of UPA Govt." Community , The moderator of Sonia Gandhi Community ( more than 3000 members) and other INC related communities.

The participation of Congress supportes/workers on the internet is very poor compared to BJP/RSS or even the CPM cadres.

This is really a cause of concern

complacency (none / 0) (#2)
by khamroz on Wed May 21, 2008 at 01:23:20 AM EST

the complacency has set in to the congress organisation and the party is not taking note of many aspects of means of communication to reach out to masses. the reason is the party still thinks that even after losing the elections one after another in major states, the leaders seem to be not woken up from their slumber except putting more and more pressure on Smt, Sonia Gandhi and Mr, Rahul Gandhi to save the party no leader is showing any amount of zeal and enthusiasm to build the party. some of the leaders still think that it is their natural right and automatic choice to rule the country and states. therefore many a times even if they lose elections they never go to the grass root level to work for the party and never try to keep in touch with the common man as a result party is losing ground. the party being in power for all these years and the leaders have forgotten to fight in adverse conditions and they think that every thing will change on its own and things will fall into place soon but the reality is otherwise. now the prime responsibilty of the party is to develop fighting spirit among the grass roots level workers to over come adverse conditions, to achieve this, means of communications is more important and the congress must make use of all possible means of communication to reach out to grass root level worker and common man and keep their spirits high. let us change the slogan and "SAY WE ARE BORN FIGHTERS AND NOT RULER" then nothing will stop the congress from regaining it s base which the party has lost for various reasons.

Usage of Technology by Congress in communications, propaganda, campaigning strategies | 2 comments (2 topical, 0 hidden)

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