‘His own people sold him politically’: Prashant Kishor questions Nitish Kumar’s move to Rajya Sabha
Prashant Kishor accused Nitish Kumar of political missteps and announced a door-to-door Jan Suraaj campaign to challenge the BJP in Bankipur.
Prashant Kishor accused Nitish Kumar of political missteps and announced a door-to-door Jan Suraaj campaign to challenge the BJP in Bankipur.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor claimed that the Chief Ministerial face in Bihar would ultimately be chosen by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, suggesting that incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is being sidelined due to health concerns.
After failing to make an electoral impact in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections and the Supreme Court’s rejection to entertain the plea to cancel the Bihar Assembly elections, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, also known as PK, has launched a state-wide tour to strengthen the organisation at the grassroots.
In its writ petition, Jan Suraaj had alleged large-scale irregularities in last year's elections in Bihar in which the NDA won, and sought fresh polls.
Bhojpuri singer and youth icon Ritesh Pandey has resigned from Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party after contesting the Bihar Assembly election. He says he now wants to serve people through music and social work.
Allegations made by Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor against BJP and JD(U) leaders ahead of the assembly elections could potentially deepen the crisis for the two major political parties in Bihar.
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor Monday, alleged that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is an accused in a case involving the 1995 murder of seven people, and has demanded his immediate dismissal and arrest from the Nitish Kumar-led government.
Prashant Kishor has accused Choudhary of acquiring land worth Rs200 crore through illegal means.
In a sharp counterattack, Bihar BJP Vice-President Santosh Pathak accused Prashant Kishor of running a “fraudulent political startup” aimed at amassing black money through shell and benami (proxy) companies.
Only in February this year, Kishor had shared the dais with Vijay at the TVK’s second anniversary celebrations and it was announced with great expectations that he would work as the key poll strategist of the party for the 2026 assembly elections.
