<p>Election strategist Prashant Kishor has once again set off a buzz by making a cryptic announcement on Monday, to “begin (his political journey) from Bihar” by going to the “real masters, the people”.</p>.<p>However, his latest tweet was received with suspicion, scorn and dismissal by political parties, including those whom he had helped to win elections.</p>.<p>Days after ‘declining’ the Congress’ offer to join a party strategy group, Kishor tweeted that his quest to be a meaningful participant in democracy and help shape pro-people policy led to a 10-year rollercoaster ride.</p>.<p>“As I turn the page, time to go to the real masters, the people, to better understand the issues and the path to people’s good governance [sic],” he said.</p>.<p>He also announced that he would make the beginning from his home state — Bihar.</p>.<p>In his earlier conversations with Congress, there was a buzz that he wanted to be the face of the grand old party in the state. Kishor, after his debacle in JD(U) — where he had a meteoric rise — formed a group, “Baat Bihar Ki” (Conversations About Bihar) in 2020, which did not fly off.</p>.<p>“There is no future for any new political outfit/initiative in Bihar other than the four parties of the mainstream,” commented BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP and former deputy chief minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi.</p>.<p>BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand hit out at Kishor, saying he is “neither a social scientist nor a political scientist” but a “power broker and a middleman”. He dismissed him as “nothing more than a “vote katwa” (spoiler) in Bihar politics”.</p>.<p>Indeed, Kishor has come a long way since 2014, when he had strategised the ‘hologram-based’ election campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with events like ‘Chai Pe Charcha’ and other catchy taglines.</p>.<p>By 2022, Kishor, who had worked with a wide range of parties — mostly from the non-NDA Opposition — turned into a trenchant critic of Narendra Modi’s policies.</p>.<p>Dismissing Kishor’s plans, Sushil Modi said there are already hundreds of political parties in the country; what effect it will have on the existing ever-flowing rivers if a “highly ambitious person” wants to create a new wave?</p>.<p>Kishor, in the meanwhile, is learnt to be planning to hold a press conference on May 5, when he will detail his next plan.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
<p>Election strategist Prashant Kishor has once again set off a buzz by making a cryptic announcement on Monday, to “begin (his political journey) from Bihar” by going to the “real masters, the people”.</p>.<p>However, his latest tweet was received with suspicion, scorn and dismissal by political parties, including those whom he had helped to win elections.</p>.<p>Days after ‘declining’ the Congress’ offer to join a party strategy group, Kishor tweeted that his quest to be a meaningful participant in democracy and help shape pro-people policy led to a 10-year rollercoaster ride.</p>.<p>“As I turn the page, time to go to the real masters, the people, to better understand the issues and the path to people’s good governance [sic],” he said.</p>.<p>He also announced that he would make the beginning from his home state — Bihar.</p>.<p>In his earlier conversations with Congress, there was a buzz that he wanted to be the face of the grand old party in the state. Kishor, after his debacle in JD(U) — where he had a meteoric rise — formed a group, “Baat Bihar Ki” (Conversations About Bihar) in 2020, which did not fly off.</p>.<p>“There is no future for any new political outfit/initiative in Bihar other than the four parties of the mainstream,” commented BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP and former deputy chief minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi.</p>.<p>BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand hit out at Kishor, saying he is “neither a social scientist nor a political scientist” but a “power broker and a middleman”. He dismissed him as “nothing more than a “vote katwa” (spoiler) in Bihar politics”.</p>.<p>Indeed, Kishor has come a long way since 2014, when he had strategised the ‘hologram-based’ election campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with events like ‘Chai Pe Charcha’ and other catchy taglines.</p>.<p>By 2022, Kishor, who had worked with a wide range of parties — mostly from the non-NDA Opposition — turned into a trenchant critic of Narendra Modi’s policies.</p>.<p>Dismissing Kishor’s plans, Sushil Modi said there are already hundreds of political parties in the country; what effect it will have on the existing ever-flowing rivers if a “highly ambitious person” wants to create a new wave?</p>.<p>Kishor, in the meanwhile, is learnt to be planning to hold a press conference on May 5, when he will detail his next plan.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
