Prashant Kishor may float a political party
PATNA/NEW DELHI: 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, HT learns.
His quest to be a meaningful participant 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 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 to the Janata Dal (United) or JD (U)’s 43 -- the talk of either him moving to Delhi or stepping down refuses to go away.