'Son of a common man...': Prashant Kishor calls for change in Bihar's political system
1 year, 9 months ago

'Son of a common man...': Prashant Kishor calls for change in Bihar's political system

India Today  

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor, who is currently on his 177th day of Jan Suraj Padyatra, stated that in Bihar, the son of a minister becomes a minister, the son of an MLA becomes an MLA, but the son of a common man becomes a labourer in Gujarat, while calling for a new political system to develop the state. Kishor highlighted the need for a new system, stating that Bihar cannot be taken forward by following the same path it has been following for the last 40-50 years. READ | 'Turn Jan Suraj into political party': Members asks Prashant Kishor to contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls "Despite the development work done by Congress, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Nitish Kumar, Bihar remains the most backward state in the country, with high levels of poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy," he said, while stressing the importance of creating a new system to bring Bihar out of this predicament. During the Jan Suraj Padyatra, Prashant Kishor has been interacting with the public, understanding their local problems, and preparing a blueprint for their solution.

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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 …

Prashant Kishor calls Bihar 'failed state', urges for action to address developmental challenges
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prashant Kishor calls Bihar 'failed state', urges for action to address developmental challenges

India TV News  

In a bid to establish his Jan Suraj Party as a significant political force in Bihar, Prashant Kishor has now extended his outreach to the Bihar diaspora in the United States. Bihar is a backward state, says Prashant Kishor While addressing the Bihari diaspora, Kishor openly acknowledged the state’s socio-economic struggles, describing Bihar as a "backward state" plagued by several …

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 takes ‘9th fail’ dig at Tejashwi Yadav over Bihar's development
4 months ago

Prashant Kishor takes ‘9th fail’ dig at Tejashwi Yadav over Bihar's development

Hindustan Times  

Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor mocked Bihar's former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday, alleging that the “9th fail” politician could not lead the state to development with a lack of education, reported news agency ANI. Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor took a dig at deputy CM of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav, saying that a "9th fail" could not develop …

'Will Not Seek Any Post': Prashant Kishor Pens Note Ahead Of Launching 'Jan Suraaj' On October 2
5 months, 1 week ago

'Will Not Seek Any Post': Prashant Kishor Pens Note Ahead Of Launching 'Jan Suraaj' On October 2

News 18  

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Monday made it clear that he “will not be seeking any post” once his Jan Suraaj campaign evolves into a full-fledged political party later this year. “After more than two years of padayatra through thousands of villages and small towns of Bihar, we formally started the process of party formation to give a better alternative …

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's Jan Suraaj to become political party on October 2
5 months, 1 week ago

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj to become political party on October 2

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Former election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday 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. Kishor was addressing a "state-level workshop" of Jan Suraaj here, which was attended by several persons, including two former legislators and a granddaughter of late socialist icon …

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 …

After Congress call, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Tejashwi Yadav amid talks of Cabinet expansion, 2024 Lok Sabha election
1 year ago

After Congress call, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Tejashwi Yadav amid talks of Cabinet expansion, 2024 Lok Sabha election

The Hindu  

After a call from the Congress top brass, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on December 21 met Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav amid talks of Cabinet expansion and the upcoming Lok Sabha election in 2024. Earlier, at the fourth Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance meeting in New Delhi on December 19, both Nitish Kumar and …

Prashant Kishor Injured, Puts off Padayatra
1 year, 7 months ago

Prashant Kishor Injured, Puts off Padayatra

News 18  

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Monday said that he has suffered an injury which will keep him off his ‘Jan Suraaj’ padayatra in Bihar for about a month. The padayatra, which commenced on Gandhi Jayanti, may now resume after about 15 days during which he will be recuperating from a muscle tear, he told reporters in Samastipur. “It has been …

Poll strategist Kishor puts off Jan Suraaj padyatra due to injury
1 year, 7 months ago

Poll strategist Kishor puts off Jan Suraaj padyatra due to injury

The Hindu  

Poll strategist-turned-political activist Prashant Kishor on Monday had to put off his ongoing Jan Suraj' padayatra in Bihar after he suffered a muscle injury in his left leg. So, I’m putting off my padyatra and will start again after some days in the same format”, Mr Kishor said while addressing media persons at Morwa in Samastipur. Recently in April this …

Six former bureaucrats join Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj in Bihar
1 year, 8 months ago

Six former bureaucrats join Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj in Bihar

The Hindu  

Inspired by the ongoing work carried out by poll strategist Prashant Kishor, six bureaucrats on Tuesday joined the latter’s campaign Jan Suraj with an aim to bring change in the society. Gopal Narayan Singh from Aurangabad of 1983 batch officer last served as deputy secretary rural works department and retired in 2014 also joined Jan Suraj. All former bureaucrats, who …

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 …

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 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 …

\'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 …

Prashant Kishor embarks on 3,500 km ‘padyatra’ from Gandhi ashram in Bihar’s Champaran
2 years, 3 months ago

Prashant Kishor embarks on 3,500 km ‘padyatra’ from Gandhi ashram in Bihar’s Champaran

The Hindu  

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday embarked on a 3,500-km padyatra from Bhitiharwa Gandhi Ashram of West Champaran in Bihar. “During this yatra I’ll neither visit Delhi nor Patna but meet local people and get feedback on their basic problems,” Mr. Kishor said while setting off on his yatra on Sunday morning. A long carcade followed him when he made …

Prashant Kishor to embark on 3,500-km \'padyatra\' in Bihar from Sunday
2 years, 3 months ago

Prashant Kishor to embark on 3,500-km \'padyatra\' in Bihar from Sunday

Deccan Chronicle  

PATNA: Political strategist Prashant Kishor will embark on a 3,500 km 'padyatra' in Bihar from West Champaran district on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary on Sunday as part of his 'Jan Suraj' campaign. A statement said Kishor will attempt to reach every panchayat and block during the yatra and will be a part of it till its end without taking any …

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 …

Bihar political upheaval unlikely to have nationwide impact: Prashant Kishor
2 years, 4 months ago

Bihar political upheaval unlikely to have nationwide impact: Prashant Kishor

Firstpost  

Sitamarhi: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Monday asserted that the recent upheaval in Bihar, which stripped the BJP of power in a trice, was a “state-specific” phenomenon and unlikely to have nationwide ramifications. Talking to reporters in this north Bihar district, Kishor also claimed that the latest volte-face by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was symbolic of the “political instability” that …

’Will withdraw campaign in Bihar if new govt...’, says Prashant Kishor
2 years, 4 months ago

’Will withdraw campaign in Bihar if new govt...’, says Prashant Kishor

Live Mint  

During his independence day speech, CM Nitish Kumar promised ten lakh jobs in Bihar, on which, poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Wednesday asserted that if the newly formed 'Mahagathbandhan' government in Bihar provides five to 10 lakh jobs in the next one or two years, he would withdraw his ‘Jan Suraj Abhiyan’ and extend support to the Nitish Kumar dispensation. …

Prashant Kishor on JD(U)-RJD renewed alliance: 'Hope political stability returns to Bihar now'
2 years, 4 months ago

Prashant Kishor on JD(U)-RJD renewed alliance: 'Hope political stability returns to Bihar now'

India TV News  

Bihar political crisis: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday expected 'political stability' to return to Bihar with the RJD-JD renewed coalition. Nitish Kumar had on Tuesday pulled the plug on JD's alliance with the BJP and resigned, and followed it up by staking claim to form a new government with support of the opposition Grand Alliance. I hope he fulfills …

Bihar’s Changing Politics: Can Prashant Kishor Take on BJP, JD(U) & RJD?
2 years, 7 months ago

Bihar’s Changing Politics: Can Prashant Kishor Take on BJP, JD(U) & RJD?

The Quint  

The state of Bihar is politically centred around formal institutionalism and alternative politics of development, with caste being the most prominent factor. This change has further sharpened ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha election, when the Janata Dal sidelined RCP Singh as he is supposed to be sympathetic to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the National Democratic Alliance. There are …

Prashant Kishor says not floating new party, announces ‘padyatra’
2 years, 8 months ago

Prashant Kishor says not floating new party, announces ‘padyatra’

Hindustan Times  

Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday announced he will begin a 3,000-km foot march from Bihar’s West Champaran on Gandhi Jayanti even as he was not floating a political party, for now, days after his cryptic tweet about going directly to the people created a buzz in political circles on Monday. “It is going to be a collective effort.” Kishor …

Prashant Kishor set for padyatra across Bihar; says no political party for now
2 years, 8 months ago

Prashant Kishor set for padyatra across Bihar; says no political party for now

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Ace poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday put paid to speculations of him floating a new political platform stating that he is set to embark on a 3000 km 'padyatra' that will start from Mahatma Gandhi's ashram in Bihar's Champaran on October 2. He added: "If we will decide in future that we need to make a political party …

Want to work for Bihar: Prashant Kishor denies poll ambitions, but keeps options open
2 years, 8 months ago

Want to work for Bihar: Prashant Kishor denies poll ambitions, but keeps options open

India Today  

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday said that he will not announce a new political party or platform right now. He said he will work with like-minded people who want to bring about a “real change” in Bihar to bring about a positive change in the state. Prashant Kishor said that the situation was necessitated by the 30 years of …

Prashant Kishor announces 3,000 km padyatra to uplift Bihar
2 years, 8 months ago

Prashant Kishor announces 3,000 km padyatra to uplift Bihar

India Today  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor announced on Thursday that he will carry out a 'padyatra' beginning October 2 to uplift Bihar. Announcing his "Jan Suraj" poll campaign in the state, Prashant Kishor said, "I will start a 3000-km padyatra from West Champaran Gandhi Ashram on October 2 with the aim to cover most of Bihar." ".We will reach out to people …

Prashant Kishor quashes talks of floating new party, says will begin 3000-KM padyatra in Bihar from October 2
2 years, 8 months ago

Prashant Kishor quashes talks of floating new party, says will begin 3000-KM padyatra in Bihar from October 2

India TV News  

Highlights PK brushed aside speculation that he would be launching a new political party The strategist said some 17,500-18,000 people have been identified who could join him He said his previous venture could not take off its launch beacause of COVID 19 pandemic Prashant Kishor press conference: After rejecting the Congress offer to join the party, prominent political strategist, Prashant …

Chirag Paswan welcomes Prashant Kishor’s entry to Bihar; JD(U) says there is no political space for him
2 years, 8 months ago

Chirag Paswan welcomes Prashant Kishor’s entry to Bihar; JD(U) says there is no political space for him

The Hindu  

Political parties in Bihar have reacted with caution on political strategist Prashant Kishor’s announcement of beginning his political journey from Bihar. Prashant Kishor meets activists Meanwhile, Mr. Kishor has started building the ground to construct his political outfit. On Monday, he met noted Right To Information activist Shiv Prakash Rai and social activist Guddu Baba at Patna’s Sheikhpura House to …

Prashant Kishor announces plans for political outfit, says ‘beginning from Bihar’
2 years, 8 months ago

Prashant Kishor announces plans for political outfit, says ‘beginning from Bihar’

The Hindu  

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor had said on May 2 last year, the day results of the West Bengal Assembly polls were announced, that he would be leaving the strategy space and exploring politics for himself. Exactly a year later, he announced on Twitter that he was “turning a new page” from what he had been doing before, hinting at the …

Prashant Kishor's demand to be Bihar Congress chief accepted, but he changed goalposts last minute: Sources
2 years, 8 months ago

Prashant Kishor's demand to be Bihar Congress chief accepted, but he changed goalposts last minute: Sources

India TV News  

Highlights Congress and Prashant Kishor have parted ways after a spell of parleys PK changing goalpost on last minute on the last day was the reason for talks failure, sources said Kishor said Congress needs leadership and collective will to fix its deep-rooted structural problems The Congress and Prashant Kishor have parted ways after a spell of parleys but while …

Prashant Kishor meets Priyanka and Rahul, political circles abuzz
2 years, 9 months ago

Prashant Kishor meets Priyanka and Rahul, political circles abuzz

Hindustan Times  

Is Prashant Kishor back in talks with the Congress and likely to work on the party’s Gujarat campaign? Electoral strategist Prashant Kishor After last year’s will-he-won’t-he drama of Kishor joining the party in a senior role, the election strategist is playing his cards close to his chest and said all buzz around this is “speculative and completely untrue.” Yet, two …

Rishta purana hai: Nitish Kumar after meeting Prashant Kishor
2 years, 10 months ago

Rishta purana hai: Nitish Kumar after meeting Prashant Kishor

India Today  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who on Friday met his former Janata Dal United colleague and political strategist Prashant Kishor, said that there was no meaning to the meeting and his relations with Kishor are old. Speaking to mediapersons on Saturday, Nitish Kumar said, "My relationship with Prashant Kishor is old and not from today. In 2018, Prashant Kishor joined …

Over 3 lakh set to attend Prashant Kishor’s ‘Baat Bihar ki’
4 years, 10 months ago

Over 3 lakh set to attend Prashant Kishor’s ‘Baat Bihar ki’

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: More than 3 lakh youth have registered for Prashant Kishor’s ambitious “Baat Bihar Ki” programme which has been launched with an aim to include Bihar among the top 10 developed states of the country. People want to know what he has done for the development of Bihar and what he would do in the next 10 years to place …

Prashant Kishor's power play
4 years, 10 months ago

Prashant Kishor's power play

India Today  

On February 18, nearly three weeks after he was expelled from the Janata Dal in Bihar, election strategist Prashant Kishor, who hails from Bihar, held a press conference in Patna. At his presser, Kishor challenged Nitish's claims of development in the state since 2005, saying Bihar remained one of India's least developed states. However, 50 per cent of Bihar's households …

What’s Prashant Kishor’s Bihar Game Plan? Read Between the Lines
4 years, 10 months ago

What’s Prashant Kishor’s Bihar Game Plan? Read Between the Lines

The Quint  

Political consultant-turned-politician Prashant Kishor is presently one of the most interesting political entities in India, linked as he is to some key regional players like YS Jaganmohan Reddy in Andhra Pradesh, Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi, MK Stalin in Tamil Nadu and, to some extent, Uddhav and Aaditya Thackeray in Maharashra. But on Tuesday, 18 February, …

Prashant Kishor questions Nitish Kumar govt's development model, accuses Bihar CM of making ideological compromises to stay in alliance with BJP
4 years, 10 months ago

Prashant Kishor questions Nitish Kumar govt's development model, accuses Bihar CM of making ideological compromises to stay in alliance with BJP

Firstpost  

Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday questioned the Nitish Kumar government’s development model, even as he sneered at the chief minister for making ideological compromises to stay in an alliance with the BJP. Patna: Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday questioned the Nitish Kumar government’s development model, even as he sneered at the chief minister for making ideological compromises to …

Prashant Kishor starts campaign in Bihar, targets Nitish Kumar
4 years, 10 months ago

Prashant Kishor starts campaign in Bihar, targets Nitish Kumar

Live Mint  

Ahead of the crucial assembly elections scheduled for October-November, expelled Janata Dal vice president Prashant Kishor on Tuesday launched the “Bihar ki Baat” campaign to bring together one million people on board over the next 100 days. Conceding it was JD chief Nitish Kumar’s prerogative to remove him from the party post, the political strategist accused the Bihar chief minister …

Prashant Kishor is mentally unwell, says JDU's Ajay Alok
4 years, 10 months ago

Prashant Kishor is mentally unwell, says JDU's Ajay Alok

India TV News  

Respond to poll strategist Prashant Kishor open attack against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JDU leader Ajay Alok on Tuesday said that "Prashant Kishor has lost his mental stability." Prashant Kishor, who was recently expelled from Nitish Kumar's JDU for openly opposing CAA and NRC, is set to launch a campaign titled 'Baat Bihar Ki' that will begin on February 20 …

Nitish pleaded but Patna University not granted Central University status yet: Prashant Kishor
4 years, 10 months ago

Nitish pleaded but Patna University not granted Central University status yet: Prashant Kishor

India TV News  

Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asking him why the Patna University has not been declared as a central university despite him requesting the Centre. Kishor in a presser spoke extensively about the road ahead for Bihar's development while targeting policies of Nitish Kumar saying development has taken place in Bihar but …

Amit Shah asked me to induct Prashant Kishor into JD(U), says Nitish Kumar
4 years, 11 months ago

Amit Shah asked me to induct Prashant Kishor into JD(U), says Nitish Kumar

Live Mint  

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that then BJP president Amit Shah had asked him to induct political strategist Prashant Kishor into the Janata Dal-United JD. Amit Shah asked me to induct him," said Kumar, while responding to a media question on Prashant Kishor. Last month, Kishor had told ANI that it is only Bihar Chief Minister …

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