Mumbai: Sumit Awasthi is slated to join NDTV as consulting editor and will be hosting a prime time show on the channel. 

Awasthi quit as VP of news and production and primetime anchor at ABP in 2022.  He comes with 25 years of experience in journalism. He started his career with ZEE News and then moved on to Network 18 and then ABP. He also had a five-year stint with Aajtak.  

He excels in in political reportage, but has also covered cricket and international affairs.