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After sacking of Kishor, is there a third force in the making in Bihar?

According to sources, Kishor is preparing in earnest for the Bihar Assembly polls, scheduled for September-October

Prashant Kishor
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Prashant Kishor

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‘Third force’ in Bihar?
 
The Janata Dal (United) on Wed-nesday sacked party vice-presid-ent and election strategist Prashant Kishor (pictured) and former diplomat Pavan Varma from the primary membership of the party. It said the two had been making anti-party statements. According to sources, Kishor is preparing in earnest for the Bihar Assembly polls, scheduled for September-October. Several senior leaders of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are upset with Tejashwi Yadav. Allies, including Rashtriya Loktantrik Samata Party's Upendra Kushwaha and others, could also be amenable to join a "third force" in Bihar politics that Kishor hopes to shape. It could