Yavatmal MLA to tour U.S. as observer of U.S. Presidential Election campaign

The sitting Congress MLA of Yavatmal
Nilesh Parvekar is invited to visit the United States under the
auspices of the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) for
a three week tour programme entitled “U.S. Presidential Elector
Process for Young Political Leaders” during October 22-November 9.
2012. The IVLP was first established in 1940 and is one of the U.S.
Govt’s most prestigious professional exchange programmes for
international opinion leaders. This information was given to the media
persons by Legislator Nilesh Parvekar here in press conference on
Wednesday evening. He is scheduled to leave the country along with his
team on October 20.
This programme envisages exploring the political environment in the
U.S. during the presidential elections.  The team will observe the
run-up to the elections and witness how candidates and politcal
parties conduct campaigns and respond to the electorate. The team
members will also be able to observe the role of political parties,
the media, state caucuses and conventions and grassroots political
organisations on the US presidential electoral process. The programm
also aims to give insights into strategies for organising political
campaigns, recruiting volunteers, monitoring public opinion polls and
managing public relations campaigns.
The U.S. Department of State will borne the cost of the team trip,
informed the Minister Counsellor for Public Affiars Walter Douglas of
the Embassy of the United States of America at New Delhi.
Nilesh Parvekar is the only representative of the entire Maharashtra
State. The other members of his team are Dr. Poongothai Balaji (Tamil
Nadu), Fnu Chandy Oommen and Pallottu Vishvanathan (both from Kerala),
Manish Kumar and Kanna Babu (both from Andhra Pradesh) and Nitish
Mishra, Minister of Rural development, Govt of Bihar respectively.
Parvekar is inclision in to the team has widely been welcomed from his
friends and wel wishers.