Prashant Kishor wanted merger of JD(U) and Congress, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
2 years, 3 months ago

Prashant Kishor wanted merger of JD(U) and Congress, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

India Today  

The ongoing tiff between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and poll strategist Prashant Kishor refuses to die down. Asked about if Prashant Kishor was offered a post by him recently, Nitish Kumar said, "Aisa kuch nahi hain. #WATCH | When asked about Prashant Kishor's claim that Nitish Kumar offered him a post recently, Bihar CM says, "It's false. Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was inducted into the JD in 2018 by Nitish Kumar and was also elevated to the post of national vice president.

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Politics for Prashant Kishor is an adhesive
2 days, 9 hours ago

Politics for Prashant Kishor is an adhesive

The Hindu  

Political strategist-cum-founder of Jan Suraaj Party Prashant Kishor who was sitting on fast-unto-death beneath Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan in support of the protesting Bihar Public Services Commission—combined competitive examination aspirants seeking re-examination of their preliminary test which was conducted on December 13, was arrested in the wee hours of Monday. Ever since Mr. Kishor officially founded …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Launches Pragati Yatra Campaign to Solidify NDA Leadership Position
1 week, 1 day ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Launches Pragati Yatra Campaign to Solidify NDA Leadership Position

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 31, 2024 14:49 IST - 6 MINS READ “Jab Baat Bihar Ki ho, Naam Sirf Nitish Kumar Ka Ho” —the Janata Dal slogan during Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Pragati Yatra that started from Champaran on December 23, sought to build an impression that Kumar is the face of National Democratic Alliance and is in command like he …

Prashant Kishor's defence as lathicharged exam aspirants ask 'Where were you?'
1 week, 3 days ago

Prashant Kishor's defence as lathicharged exam aspirants ask 'Where were you?'

India Today  

Protests by students demanding cancellation of the Bihar civil services examination took a turn on Sunday night after police lathi-charged the aspirants in Patna. Later in the night, the protesting Bihar Public Service Commission aspirants turned their anger on political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, who had voiced support for them. Earlier on Friday, Jan Suraj chief Prashant Kishore had given an …

Bihar: Big blow for Prashant Kishor's party as two former MPs resign from Jan Suraaj's core committee
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bihar: Big blow for Prashant Kishor's party as two former MPs resign from Jan Suraaj's core committee

India TV News  

In a major blow to Prashant Kishor ahead of next year's Assembly elections in Bihar, former MPs Devendra Prasad Yadav and Munajir Hasan have resigned from the 125-member core committee of Jan Suraaj. On October 2, Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor announced the launch of his political outfit Jan Suraaj Party, a much-anticipated move by which he hopes to take the …

Prashant Kishor's party fails poll debut, candidates lose all 4 seats in Bihar bypolls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prashant Kishor's party fails poll debut, candidates lose all 4 seats in Bihar bypolls

India Today  

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor launched his party Jan Suraaj ahead of bypolls to four Assembly constituencies in Bihar, and fielded candidates on all four of them. Jan Suraaj party had fielded Jitendra Paswan, Mohammad Amajad, Sushil Kumar Singh and Kiran Singh, from Imamganj, Belaganj, Ramgarh and Tarari constituencies, respectively. When Prashant Kishor launched his party on October 2, he said …

Prashant Kishor Claims BJP To Suffer Cong Fate In Bihar: 'People Wondering If Nitish Mentally Fit To Lead'
3 months, 1 week ago

Prashant Kishor Claims BJP To Suffer Cong Fate In Bihar: 'People Wondering If Nitish Mentally Fit To Lead'

ABP News  

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor said on Tuesday the BJP will suffer the same fate in Bihar for propping up Nitish Kumar despite the chief minister being not "physically and mentally" fit as the Congress did for helping RJD president Lalu Prasad impose his "jungle raaj". It is the BJP's compulsion that it has to retain Kumar in power in Bihar …

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj to become political party, contest Bihar Assembly polls next year
5 months, 1 week ago

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj to become political party, contest Bihar Assembly polls next year

The Hindu  

Former election strategist Prashant Kishor on July 28 said his Jan Suraaj campaign will become a political party on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, and contest the Bihar Assembly polls next year. Mr. Kishor was addressing a "State-level workshop" of Jan Suraaj in Patna, which was attended by several persons, including two former legislators and a granddaughter of late …

Prashant Kishor Eyes Entry Into Bihar Assembly In 2025 With Jan Suraaj Party: Details
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Prashant Kishor Eyes Entry Into Bihar Assembly In 2025 With Jan Suraaj Party: Details

ABP News  

With eyes on Bihar assembly elections slated for next year, political consultant-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has decided to convert his Jan Suraaj campaign into a political party. Citing reason for a new option in Bihar, Kishor said that more than 50 per cent of people in Bihar are fed up with Lalu-Nitish and the Bharatiya Janata Party and are looking for …

No tangible gain for the BJP by taking Nitish Kumar but...: Prashant Kishor
11 months, 1 week ago

No tangible gain for the BJP by taking Nitish Kumar but...: Prashant Kishor

Hindustan Times  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor said BJP has no tangible gain by taking Nitish Kumar and JD back in the NDA fold as it would not make a huge difference in BJP's seats from Bihar but it was psychological low to the Opposition. Prashant Kishor said Nitish Kumar would reduce BJP's seats in Bihar and BJP is aware of that. BJP, …

JD(U) takes 'achhoot Congress' dig over Kharge's ‘Nitish exit pre-planned’ jab
11 months, 1 week ago

JD(U) takes 'achhoot Congress' dig over Kharge's ‘Nitish exit pre-planned’ jab

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to Mallikarjun Kharge's remark that Nitish Kumar's exit from the INDIA bloc was “pre-planned”, JD leader KC Tyagi on Monday called the Congress 'achhoot'. KC Tyagi said had the exit been pre-planned, JD wouldn't have brought regional satraps like Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Akhilesh Yadav on board with the Congress. Tyagi said the decision to exit …

Bihar News: Nitish Wasn't Respected in RJD Alliance, Says MLA; JD(U) Calls Meeting of MPs, MLAs on Sunday
11 months, 1 week ago

Bihar News: Nitish Wasn't Respected in RJD Alliance, Says MLA; JD(U) Calls Meeting of MPs, MLAs on Sunday

News 18  

Bihar News LIVE: 'Joh Nahi Aaye. When reporters asked the Bihar CM on Tejashwi’s absence he curtly reacted to his deputy’s absence from the high-tea event by saying, “Joh nahi aaye unse puchiye.” Bihar News LIVE: JD MLA Claims Nitish Kumar Wasn't Respected in Mahagathbandhan Amidst reports of Bihar chief minister planning to exit Lalu Yadav’s RJD and joining the …

BJP won’t accept Nitish again at any cost, says Sushil Modi
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP won’t accept Nitish again at any cost, says Sushil Modi

The Hindu  

Bihar BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi on July 3 said his party would not join hands with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar again at any cost “even if he rubs his nose at the BJP’s door”. ‘Stampede-like situation’ Mr. Modi told mediapersons in Delhi, “In JD, there is a stampede-like situation among party leaders to desert Nitish …

Ex-JD(U) president RCP Singh's attack on Nitish Kumar after joining BJP: 'In pursuit of kursi…'
1 year, 7 months ago

Ex-JD(U) president RCP Singh's attack on Nitish Kumar after joining BJP: 'In pursuit of kursi…'

Hindustan Times  

Former Janata Dal president R C P Singh joined the BJP here on Thursday in the presence of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, once his mentor, of compromising with crime and corruption in his pursuit of "kursi". Once a close confidant of Nitish Kumar, Singh had a fallout with him last year as he …

Nitish likely to meet Pawar, Uddhav in Mumbai on Thursday
1 year, 7 months ago

Nitish likely to meet Pawar, Uddhav in Mumbai on Thursday

Live Mint  

After meeting his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is now likely to call on Maharashtra stalwarts Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray later this week, sources in the JD said here. Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar's former deputy Sushil Kumar Modi, a senior BJP leader who has become a strident critic of his ex-boss, mocked …

United Opposition bid: 'Langdi sarkar...,' Prashant Kishor's sharp attack on Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav
1 year, 8 months ago

United Opposition bid: 'Langdi sarkar...,' Prashant Kishor's sharp attack on Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav

India TV News  

Prashant Kishor on Nitish Kumar: A day after Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav met Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav in a bid to stitch a united opposition, poll strategist Prashant Kishor took a dig at the Bihar CM and his deputy on Tuesday. Kishor said Nitish Kumar is attempting the same thing that former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu …

Tejashwi wouldn't get any job hadn't he been Lalu Prasad's son: Prashant Kishor
1 year, 8 months ago

Tejashwi wouldn't get any job hadn't he been Lalu Prasad's son: Prashant Kishor

India Today  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor took a jibe at Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, saying he would not have got any job on the basis of his merit if he was not the son of Rashtriya Janata Dal patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav. "If Tejashwi Yadav was not Lalu ji's son, then there wouldn't have been any job in this country …

Upendra Kushwaha resigns from JD(U), announces formation of a new political party
1 year, 10 months ago

Upendra Kushwaha resigns from JD(U), announces formation of a new political party

The Hindu  

Disgruntled Janata Dal leader Upendra Kushwaha on February 20 announced that he was quitting the party and floated his own political party, the Rashtriya Lok Janta Dal. “This is a new political beginning and I make the announcement of a new political party Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal. As I have floated my new political party, I also quit from the …

Disgruntled JD-U leader Upendra Kushwaha resigns, forms new party
1 year, 10 months ago

Disgruntled JD-U leader Upendra Kushwaha resigns, forms new party

India TV News  

Upendra Kushwaha resigns: In a major upheaval in Bihar politics, disgruntled Janata Dal-United leader Upendra Kushwaha resigned from the party on Monday. Kushwaha announced his new party - Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal. The 62-year-old leader had merged his Rashtriya Lok Samata Party with JD-U in March 2021, however, his relationship with Chief Minister and JD-U chief Nitish Kumar soured soon …

Anybody but Tejashwi Yadav acceptable as leader of Bihar’s mahagathbandhan: Upendra Kushwaha
1 year, 11 months ago

Anybody but Tejashwi Yadav acceptable as leader of Bihar’s mahagathbandhan: Upendra Kushwaha

The Hindu  

Disgruntled Janata Dal-United leader Upendra Kushwaha on Wednesday launched yet another attack on the ruling mahagathbandhan in Bihar, telling media persons in Patna, “I’ll give up my rebellion if anybody from among the Luv-Kush castes community or the Extremely Backward Class, whose aspirations have been the party’s driving force, is made leader but not to Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD.“ …

Upendra Kushwaha's show of strength on Feb 19-20, to convene JDU meet in Patna
1 year, 11 months ago

Upendra Kushwaha's show of strength on Feb 19-20, to convene JDU meet in Patna

India Today  

Janata Dal-United parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha is slated to convene a meeting of the party on February 19-20 in Patna to discuss the present crisis in the party. In the letter, Kushwaha said that he has informed Nitish Kumar about the weakening condition of the party in recent times, but it has fallen on deaf ears. Kushwaha, who has …

Why Nitish Kumar forged alliance with Tejashwi Yadav: Prashant Kishor reveals
1 year, 11 months ago

Why Nitish Kumar forged alliance with Tejashwi Yadav: Prashant Kishor reveals

Live Mint  

Political Analyst Prashant Kishor on Friday took a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and revealed that he had told the latter about the alliance with Rashtriya Janata Dal in March 2022. "Nitish Kumar chose Tejashwi Yadav because he knows after 2025 he won't be the Chief Minister and want the condition of Bihar to turn worse as then …

JD(U)‘s Kushwaha warns Nitish Kumar that party could be ‘destroyed’ as rift widens
1 year, 11 months ago

JD(U)‘s Kushwaha warns Nitish Kumar that party could be ‘destroyed’ as rift widens

The Hindu  

The rift widens in Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal on Friday when the party’s parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha warned Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that if he did not save the JD, it would be “destroyed” soon. Mr. Kushwaha also pointed out that he did not return to the JD on his own and both times it was Mr. Kumar who …

Prashant Kishor on why Nitish chose Tejashwi: 'doesn't want someone better...'
1 year, 11 months ago

Prashant Kishor on why Nitish chose Tejashwi: 'doesn't want someone better...'

Hindustan Times  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor's attack against Bihar chief minister and his former boss Nitish Kumar has continued undeterred. "He knows after 2025 he won’t be the CM and Bihar will suffer under Yadav and people will again come back and choose Nitish Kumar," Kishor was quoted by news agency ANI. Political strategist Prashant Kishor and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asks 'close aide' Upendra Kushwaha to quit JD(U). Why?
1 year, 11 months ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar asks 'close aide' Upendra Kushwaha to quit JD(U). Why?

Hindustan Times  

Speaking on the sidelines of a function in Patna, chief minister Kumar said, “Only those who keep speaking. The sooner someone wants to go, the more he keeps saying.” Chief minister Kumar, who leads the Mahagatbandhan, an alliance helmed by the JD, RJD and the Congress with support from the left, said that he had not stopped anyone from leaving, …

Prashant Kishor says Nitish ‘exposed’ after not attending Bharat Jodo Yatra
1 year, 11 months ago

Prashant Kishor says Nitish ‘exposed’ after not attending Bharat Jodo Yatra

Hindustan Times  

Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Friday said that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's absence from Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra has exposed his "farce" of Opposition unity. Kishor also called JD leader's ongoing ‘Samadhan Yatra’ an "attempt to befool people" saying meetings with "favourite ministers and bureaucrats" at such programmes would not solve the problems faced by people. Nitish Kumar, …

Upendra Kushwaha keen to join Nitish cabinet, is he eyeing deputy CM post?
1 year, 11 months ago

Upendra Kushwaha keen to join Nitish cabinet, is he eyeing deputy CM post?

India Today  

Janata Dal United's parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha has expressed his eagerness to join the Nitish Kumar cabinet amidst speculation that the Bihar CM might go for cabinet expansion post January 14, once the inauspicious month of 'kharmas' ends. Kushwaha, who served as union minister of state for the human resource development department last year, joined Mahagathbandhan and merged his …

'Will gherao Nitish Kumar if...': Prashant Kishor's latest jab at Bihar CM
2 years, 1 month ago

'Will gherao Nitish Kumar if...': Prashant Kishor's latest jab at Bihar CM

India Today  

The bitter war of words between political strategist Prashant Kishor and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar refuses to die down. Launching yet another attack on JD supremo, Prashant Kishor said that Nitish Kumar will be gheraoed if he fails to fulfil his promise of providing "10 lakh government jobs" to youths of the state in the coming days. Nitish Kumar, …

Bihar leaders have been winning polls for 30 years without doing any work: Prashant Kishor
2 years, 2 months ago

Bihar leaders have been winning polls for 30 years without doing any work: Prashant Kishor

India Today  

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday, November 6, said that leaders in Bihar have been winning elections for the past 30 years “without doing any work”. “This is how Bihar leaders have been winning elections for the past 30 years,” Prashant Kishor said. Prashant Kishor had earlier said he would decide on floating a political party by November 12. ALSO …

Prashant Kishor Hints His 3,500 Km Bihar Padyatra Being 'Funded' By Six Chief Ministers
2 years, 2 months ago

Prashant Kishor Hints His 3,500 Km Bihar Padyatra Being 'Funded' By Six Chief Ministers

ABP News  

New Delhi: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor, in a cryptic disclosure on his ongoing 'Jan Suraaj campaign' in Bihar, on Thursday hinted that the drive is being funded by the chief ministers of six states who used to be his clients before chairing the top post. Prashant Kishor, who hails from Buxar district of Bihar, now claims to have given up …

Bihar: In fresh round of Nitish vs Kishor, poll strategist says, 'You can't have both ways all the time'
2 years, 2 months ago

Bihar: In fresh round of Nitish vs Kishor, poll strategist says, 'You can't have both ways all the time'

India TV News  

Nitish Kumar vs Prashant Kishor: Firing a fresh salvo against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, political strategist Prashant Kishor on Saturday challenged him to ask Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, who is an MP from Kumar's party JD, to quit his post. Kishor, who is on a padyatra in Bihar in what is widely seen as a precursor …

Prashant Kishor warns of Nitish Kumar’s return to BJP
2 years, 2 months ago

Prashant Kishor warns of Nitish Kumar’s return to BJP

The Hindu  

The spat between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and poll strategist Prashant Kishor intensified on Friday when Mr. Kumar charged Mr. Kishor of resorting to “publicity stunt by saying frivolous things against him”. Earlier on Thursday, Mr. Kishor had claimed that Mr. Kumar’s channel with the BJP was not over yet and that the latter would take another turnaround ahead of …

Watch | What Nitish Kumar said on Prashant Kishor's 'CM in touch with BJP' claim
2 years, 2 months ago

Watch | What Nitish Kumar said on Prashant Kishor's 'CM in touch with BJP' claim

India TV News  

Nitish Kumar Vs Prashant Kishor: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday hit back at poll strategist Prashant Kishor for his claim that JD-U leader is in touch with Bharatiya Janta Party. Kishor, who is on a 'padyatra' in Bihar in what is widely seen as a precursor to his fresh entry into active politics, told media that Kumar has …

Nitish may ditch 'Mahagathbandhan', realign with BJP, claims Prashant Kishor
2 years, 2 months ago

Nitish may ditch 'Mahagathbandhan', realign with BJP, claims Prashant Kishor

The Hindu  

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday took a fresh jibe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his former mentor, reiterating that the latter may ditch the 'Mahagathbandhan' and return to the BJP-led NDA. Mr. Kishor, who seems to have a love-hate relationship with Mr. Kumar, added on Thursday that the Bihar CM "sought votes in the name of defeating BJP …

Is Nitish Kumar planning to take another U-turn? Political strategist Prashant Kishor's big claim
2 years, 2 months ago

Is Nitish Kumar planning to take another U-turn? Political strategist Prashant Kishor's big claim

India TV News  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor claimed on Wednesday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is in touch with the BJP and that he may go for a tie-up with the party again if the situation demands so, a suggestion dismissed by the JD as misleading and aimed at spreading confusion. Kishor, who is on a 'padyatra' in Bihar in what is …

Don\'t be surprised if Nitish Kumar joins hands with BJP again, says Prashant Kishor
2 years, 2 months ago

Don\'t be surprised if Nitish Kumar joins hands with BJP again, says Prashant Kishor

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Political strategist Prashant Kishor claimed on Wednesday that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is in touch with the BJP and that he may go for a tie-up with the party again if situation demands so, a suggestion dismissed by the JD as misleading and aimed at spreading confusion. Kishor, who is on a padyatra in Bihar in what …

Nitish Kumar has become delusional and politically isolated, retorts Prashant Kishor
2 years, 2 months ago

Nitish Kumar has become delusional and politically isolated, retorts Prashant Kishor

The Hindu  

A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claimed that poll strategist Prashant Kishor has been working for BJP in Bihar and once had asked him to merge his party JD with the Congress Party, Mr. Kishor on October 9, 2022 retorted that Nitish Kumar has become delusional and politically isolated as age has been showing its impact on him. …

\'He is delusional..\' Prashant Kishor on Nitish\'s comment \'PK working for BJP\'
2 years, 2 months ago

\'He is delusional..\' Prashant Kishor on Nitish\'s comment \'PK working for BJP\'

Deccan Chronicle  

West Champaran : Hitting back at Nitish Kumar, political strategist Prashant Kishor said on Sunday that the Bihar chief minister has become "delusional" and "politically isolated" and thus speaks things other than what he actually means. He also said that Kumar's age is affecting him and it reflects in his "nervousness". Kishor was reacting to the chief minister's comment that …

Age catching up to him: Prashant Kishor on Nitish Kumar's 'works on BJP agenda' jibe
2 years, 3 months ago

Age catching up to him: Prashant Kishor on Nitish Kumar's 'works on BJP agenda' jibe

India Today  

Hours after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar alleged that poll strategist Prashant Kishor worked on the BJP's agenda, Kishor launched a scathing attack on the CM, saying age was catching up to him. “Age is showing its effect on Nitishji, he wants to say something but he says something else.If I were working on the BJP's agenda, why would I …

Nitish says Prashant Kishor had asked him to merge JD(U) with Congress
2 years, 3 months ago

Nitish says Prashant Kishor had asked him to merge JD(U) with Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

SITAB DIARA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday claimed that poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor had asked him to merge his JD with the Congress. Speaking to reporters in Sitab Diara, the birthplace of socialist icon Jayaprakash Narayan, Kumar claimed that Kishor was working for the BJP. Kishor, the founder of political consultancy I-PAC, was inducted into the JD in …

On Prashant Kishor's ‘offer’ claim, Nitish says he asked to merge JD(U) with…
2 years, 3 months ago

On Prashant Kishor's ‘offer’ claim, Nitish says he asked to merge JD(U) with…

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar hit out at poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Saturday over his claim that the CM offered him a position in the JD party. The chief minister told news agency ANI that he has “nothing to do” with Kishor's claims. Addressing a gathering at Jamunia village in West Champaran district as part of his ongoing 3,500-km-long …

'Prashant Kishor had advised to merge JD(U) with Congress': Nitish Kumar's latest attack on poll strategist
2 years, 3 months ago

'Prashant Kishor had advised to merge JD(U) with Congress': Nitish Kumar's latest attack on poll strategist

India TV News  

Nitish Kumar vs Prashant Kishor: The tiff between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and poll strategist Prashant Kishor refuses to die down. Nitish Kumar renewed his attack on Kishor and reiterated that the poll strategist is working for BJP and in an attempt to finish the Janata Dal, he had advised him to merge it with the Congress. Just a …

Nitish asked me to lead his party, I refused: Prashant Kishor
2 years, 3 months ago

Nitish asked me to lead his party, I refused: Prashant Kishor

India Today  

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and claimed that he spurned a recent request by the latter to "lead" the Janata Dal. "Nitish Kumar has been able to hold on to his chair and thinks he is very smart,” said Kishor with uncharacteristic acerbity for a leader whom he has …

Prashant Kishor working for BJP, no offer made to him: JD(U) president
2 years, 3 months ago

Prashant Kishor working for BJP, no offer made to him: JD(U) president

Firstpost  

In 2018, Kumar, who was then the JD national president, inducted Kishor into the party and elevated him to the post of national vice president within weeks. However, Kishor’s outspokenness against CAA-NPR-NRC led to his expulsion from the party in 2020, which was then an NDA ally Patna: JD president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan on Saturday alleged that political …

No offer to Prashant Kishor, he is a BJP agent: JD (U)
2 years, 3 months ago

No offer to Prashant Kishor, he is a BJP agent: JD (U)

Hindustan Times  

Days after a meeting between Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and election strategist Prashant Kishor, the Janata Dal-United has slammed the door for the former JD vice president. A recent meeting of Prashant Kishor with Bihar chief minister Nitish sparked rumours of his return to the JD. JD national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh said on Saturday that …

No offer made to Prashant Kishor; he is working for BJP: JD(U) president
2 years, 3 months ago

No offer made to Prashant Kishor; he is working for BJP: JD(U) president

The Hindu  

JD president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan on September 17 alleged that political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was "working for" the BJP, as part of its "conspiracies" to find a firm foothold in Bihar. Rubbishing Mr. Kishor's claim of having turned down an "offer" from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the party's de facto leader, Mr. Singh asserted that the poll campaign …

Committed to Jan Suraj movement in Bihar, says Prashant Kishor after meeting with Nitish Kumar
2 years, 3 months ago

Committed to Jan Suraj movement in Bihar, says Prashant Kishor after meeting with Nitish Kumar

The Hindu  

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on September 13 appears to have been a flop for Mr. Kumar as the former on Thursday asserted that he was “committed to his Jan Suraj movement and tour across Bihar. Mr. Kumar, earlier on Wednesday, had said the discussion was general and Mr. Kishor on Thursday said the …

Prashant Kishor's cryptic tweet amid buzz of reunion with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
2 years, 3 months ago

Prashant Kishor's cryptic tweet amid buzz of reunion with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Hindustan Times  

Election strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday posted a cryptic tweet amid speculations of his possible reunion with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar after the two met in Patna late Tuesday night. While Nitish Kumar insisted that the meeting was "normal and not of any political significance", Prashant Kishor posted two lines from the Hindi epic Rashmirathi written by Ramdhari Singh …

What's cooking in Bihar? 2-hour-long meeting between Prashant Kishor, Nitish Kumar amid intense war of words
2 years, 3 months ago

What's cooking in Bihar? 2-hour-long meeting between Prashant Kishor, Nitish Kumar amid intense war of words

India TV News  

In a surprise mover, political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna. A few days ago, Kishor, who was credited for CM's victory in 2015 assembly polls, had even said that 'even Nitish Kumar himself can't guarantee that he won't switch sides again.' "Nitish Kumar must be the only educated person around to have …

Amid rumours of rejoining JD(U), Pawan Varma meets Nitish Kumar
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Amid rumours of rejoining JD(U), Pawan Varma meets Nitish Kumar

The Hindu  

Former diplomat and JD national general secretary Pawan Varma, who was expelled from the party in January 2020 for questioning Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his “ideological clarity” on ties with the BJP beyond Bihar, met Mr. Kumar on Monday in Patna, sparking speculation that he may rejoin the party. When asked about the possibility of his rejoining the JD, …

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