Prashant Kishor hints at floating a new political party?

His quest to be a meaningful participation in democracy and help shape pro-people policy led to a 10-year roller-coaster ride, Kishor said in a tweet. It was time to go to the real masters, the people, to better understand the issues and the path to good governance, he added. The beginning will be from his home state of Bihar, the poll strategist said.

NewsBharati    03-May-2022 14:15:00 PM
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Patna, May 3: Political strategist Prashant Kishor said on Monday that it was time for him to go directly to the people, creating a buzz in political circles. There is speculation that he could launch a new political party, with an announcement coming as early as May 5.
 

Prashant Kishor 
 
His quest to be a meaningful participation in democracy and help shape pro-people policy led to a 10-year roller-coaster ride, Kishor said in a tweet. It was time to go to the real masters, the people, to better understand the issues and the path to good governance, he added. The beginning will be from his home state of Bihar, the poll strategist said.
 
 
 
The move didn’t elicit much surprise from political watchers in the state. Not only has the 45-year-old been toying with the idea of entering politics in his home state for some time (he was born in Sasaram), the announcement has come at a time when Bihar is in a state of flux. Kishor’s announcement of “Jan Suraaj” (People’s good governance) comes at a time when there are murmurs of chief minister Nitish Kumar facing an existential crisis within the ruling coalition. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s official position is that there is no question of a change of chief ministership in the state -- the BJP is the bigger party in the legislature, with 77 tothe Janata Dal (United) or JD (U)’s 43 -- the talk of either him moving to Delhi or stepping down refuses to go away. Many in the BJP privately talk about how after the 2020 elections, it was felt that the BJP would have more say, but that there is some resentment among state BJP leaders, even some ministers, that the Chief Minister’s office controls all.
 
 
Interestingly, Kishor, who is in Patna was scheduled to meet chief minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday evening but did not. He said: “I could not go (and meet Kumar). It could have been misinterpreted.” Kishor did meet Nitish Kumar earlier this year -- the ostensible reason was to wish him well post Covid -- and it has always been evident that there is an open channel between the two. Kishor, who has previously worked with parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress, was expelled from Janata Dal (United) in January 2020 for criticising the party’s support for the Citizenship Amendment Act.