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Who is Prashant Kishor?

Prashant Kishor

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Who is Prashant Kishor?

Prashant Kishor is a political strategist and business tactician. Kishor has worked as a political strategist for BJP, INC, AAP, YSRCP , DMK and TMC. Prashant Kishor is a sought-after Indian election strategist. He came to the fore when his political campaign to help then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi was successful in the 2012 Assembly Elections.Kishor initially worked with the United Nations for eight years as he was trained in public health before entering Indian politics. After the 2014 elections, he parted roads with Modi and worked with Nitish Kumar in 2015 to help him win a third term as...
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After poll debacle, Prashant Kishor's party dissolves organisational units

In a statement, party spokesperson Syed Masih Uddin said new units will be formed in the next one and a half months

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Updated On : 22 Nov 2025 | 9:05 PM IST

New Nitish Kumar cabinet full of corrupts, criminals: Prashant Kishor

Kishor claimed the leaders inducted into the cabinet indicate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and CM Kumar are least concerned about Bihar

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2025 | 1:06 PM IST

After Bihar defeat, Prashant Kishor undertakes silent fast at Gandhi Ashram

Kishor visited the Bhitiharwa Ashram in West Champaran district, set up by Mahatma Gandhi about a century ago, for his 'maun upvaas'

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2025 | 12:52 PM IST

Made an effort but failed: Prashant Kishor after Bihar election debacle

Jan Suraaj drew a blank when the results were declared on November 14, with many of its candidates losing their deposit

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Updated On : 18 Nov 2025 | 1:40 PM IST

Our voters went with NDA fearing RJD will bring back jungle raj: Jan Suraaj

The party was said to have caught the imagination, especially of upper caste youth, by raising pressing issues such as unemployment, migration and the dearth of industries in the state

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Updated On : 15 Nov 2025 | 3:31 PM IST

Cash transfer to women key to NDA's Bihar win: Jan Suraaj Prez Uday Singh

The party was unable to galvanise votes in its favour, despite a high-pitched campaign and raising pressing issues such as unemployment

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Updated On : 15 Nov 2025 | 2:04 PM IST

Bihar election results: Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj draws blank on debut

Bihar elections 2025: Jan Suraaj positioned itself as a new-age party promising to create more job opportunities in Bihar, but early ECI trends show it will lose

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Updated On : 14 Nov 2025 | 11:24 AM IST

Bihar Assembly elections Phase 2: Key dates, candidates, political parties

The second phase of polling will be held on November 11, from 7 am to 5 pm across 122 assembly constituencies in 20 districts of Bihar

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Updated On : 10 Nov 2025 | 5:19 PM IST

Prashant Kishor listed as voter in both Bihar and West Bengal: EC official

Kishor is registered at Kargahar assembly segment under Sasaram parliamentary constituency in Rohtas district of Bihar, the poll official said, adding that his polling booth is Madhya Vidyalaya, Konar

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Updated On : 28 Oct 2025 | 3:05 PM IST

Prashant Kishor alleges BJP forced three Jan Suraaj candidates to withdraw

Prashant Kishor said the three candidates who pulled out were contesting from Danapur, Brahampur, and Gopalganj constituencies

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2025 | 4:47 PM IST

Biharis never waste votes: Chirag Paswan dismisses Prashant Kishor's claims

Earlier on Saturday, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor took a jibe at the Mahagathbandhan, saying that the opposition alliance would finish in the third place in the Bihar polls

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2025 | 6:34 AM IST

Prashant Kishor says will not contest Bihar polls, will focus on party work

On the prospects of his party, Prashant Kishor stated that he was certain that the contest would either be a huge win or a total debacle for the Jan Suraaj party

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2025 | 11:09 AM IST

Kishor vows to target 100 most corrupt politicians, bureaucrats if elected

Kishor, who claimed to have "no ambitions" to become the next chief minister of his home state, nonetheless, insisted that "60 per cent" of its people were yearning for a change

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2025 | 9:48 AM IST

NDA on its way out; Nitish not to return as Bihar CM: Prashant Kishor

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor also claimed that there was "complete chaos" in NDA, and it was still unclear which seats BJP would contest and where JD(U) wants to field its candidates

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Updated On : 15 Oct 2025 | 9:26 AM IST

Prashant Kishor takes dig at Tejashwi's govt job promise ahead of polls

Kishor warned that if voters choose corrupt leaders again, they should be ready to live in bad conditions for the next five years

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Updated On : 12 Oct 2025 | 11:57 AM IST

Tejashwi will lose Raghopur like Rahul lost Amethi, claims Prashant Kishor

He said the Jan Suraaj Party's central election committee meeting is scheduled for Sunday, and the feedback he would receive from Raghopur will also be up for discussion

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Updated On : 11 Oct 2025 | 5:00 PM IST

Bihar Elections: Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party unveils 51 candidates

The Jan Suraaj Party, led by political strategist Prashant Kishor, has announced its first list of 51 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, featuring academics, artists, and retired officials

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Updated On : 09 Oct 2025 | 9:07 PM IST

Liquor ban to land ceilings: Bihar's reform story resurfaces before polls

As Bihar gears up for the 2025 Assembly elections, the 2016 Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act has again taken the spotlight amid criticism over its outcomes and impact on governance

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Updated On : 08 Oct 2025 | 10:37 AM IST

Jan Suraaj Party to unveil first list of Bihar poll candidates on October 9

Dates for the assembly polls are likely to be announced by the Election Commission soon

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Updated On : 03 Oct 2025 | 5:48 PM IST

Bihar Dy CM Choudhary misrepresented age to escape trial: Prashant Kishor

In the 1995 case, Samrat Choudhary claimed in the Supreme Court that his age was 14 years and was let off since juveniles could not be put on trial, Prashant Kishor alleged

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Updated On : 29 Sep 2025 | 4:49 PM IST