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Who is 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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'Bihar is a failed state': Prashant Kishor to Bihari diaspora in the US

Speaking virtually to the Bihari diaspora after inaugurating the US chapter of Jan Suraaj, the former Kishore expressed confidence in his party's chances of winning the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections

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Updated On : 25 Nov 2024 | 11:01 AM IST

Charged Rs 100 cr for advising political parties, reveals Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor said that 10 state governments currently employ his strategies, while adding that he has ample resources to fund his campaign needs in Bihar

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Updated On : 02 Nov 2024 | 3:32 PM IST

Wealth of whole nation diverted to Gujarat: Prashant Kishor targets PM Modi

The I-PAC founder, whose first claim to fame was his handling of Modi's spectacular Lok Sabha polls campaign of 2014, made the scathing attack on the PM at a public meeting

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2024 | 7:30 PM IST

Prashant Kishor announces launch of political outfit 'Jan Suraaj Party'

The party was floated exactly two years after Kishor had embarked on a more than 3,000-km-long 'padayatra' of the state, from Champaran

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2024 | 11:39 PM IST

Rs 100 donations each will help Jan Suraaj raise Rs 200 cr: Prashant Kishor

The IPAC founder, who hopes to take the political landscape in Bihar by storm, disclosed his strategy here in reply to queries from journalists about his plans to shore up resources for the new party

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Updated On : 27 Aug 2024 | 6:55 PM IST

Will not seek any post in Jan Suraaj political party: Prashant Kishor

On Sunday, the process of party formation began with the first of the eight office bearers' convention before the official launch of the party on Oct 2, Prashant Kishor added

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Updated On : 29 Jul 2024 | 8:52 PM IST

Political pundit Prashant Kishor to float own party in Bihar: What we know

Prashant Kishor's coming involvement in the Bihar assembly elections represents a full circle, as he was the strategist of Nitish Kumar's 2015 victory against the BJP in the state

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Updated On : 29 Jul 2024 | 3:34 PM IST

Lok Sabha 2024: The results prove Prashant Kishor's predictions wrong

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) poised to win 239, NDA 290, while INDIA bloc leads in 235 seats, others in 18

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Updated On : 04 Jun 2024 | 7:44 PM IST

Will Prashant Kishor be proved right? Here is what exit polls suggest

Exit polls 2024: Five poll agencies predict a resounding victory for BJP, with two expected the party to meet its 400-mark

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Updated On : 01 Jun 2024 | 10:42 PM IST

Lok Sabha Elections: What do Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Kishor predict?

Prominent political analysts offer differing forecasts for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, highlighting potential outcomes for BJP and the Congress

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Updated On : 30 May 2024 | 4:06 PM IST

LS polls: 'BJP to mirror 2019 result' - Prashant Kishor's 10 predictions

Lok Sabha elections: Political strategist Prashant Kishor has outlined several projections for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, including his belief that the BJP will return to power on June 4

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Updated On : 21 May 2024 | 2:34 PM IST

LS elections: Poll strategists turn campaign makers in political war rooms

It is said elections are fought on emotions and they are an art more than science, but the rise of poll strategists would suggest otherwise

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Updated On : 17 Apr 2024 | 1:59 PM IST

'Step aside, take a break': Prashant Kishor's advice for Rahul Gandhi

Poll strategist said former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has been 'unsuccessfully' running the party for the last 10 years

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Updated On : 08 Apr 2024 | 1:26 PM IST

Rahul's disqualification excessive, Centre was too harsh: Prashant Kishor

Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor on Saturday termed as "excessive" the two years' imprisonment awarded to Rahul Gandhi

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Updated On : 25 Mar 2023 | 3:01 PM IST

'Bade log hain': Prashant Kishor on Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'

The IPAC founder, who is on a padayatra in his home state Bihar, was asked by journalists in Motihari about parallels, if any, he saw between his own effort and the marathon march of Gandhi

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2023 | 11:18 PM IST

No need to wait till 2025, Nitish should make Tejashwi Bihar CM now: Kishor

Kishor said, "Nitish has announced to contest elections under Tejashwi's leadership. He has accepted the fact that the election cannot be won on his face or by his party JD(U) "

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2022 | 6:53 PM IST

Kurhani result reflection of people's anger against Nitish: Prashant Kishor

Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Friday claimed that BJP's victory in the recently held Kurhani bypoll was a reflection of people's anger against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

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Updated On : 09 Dec 2022 | 11:00 PM IST

Bihar CM will be gheraoed if he fails to deliver on job promise: Kishor

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will be gheraoed if he fails to fulfil his promise of providing '1 mn govt jobs' to youths of the state, political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor has said

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2022 | 10:01 AM IST

Bihar CM to be gheraoed if he fails to fulfil job promise: Prashant Kishor

'The CM, during his Independence Day speech at Gandhi Maidan, had promised that the grand alliance government aimed at providing jobs to 10 lakh people in the government sector'

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Updated On : 19 Nov 2022 | 11:22 PM IST

Prashant Kishor slams PM over price rise, lack of industrial development

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Friday launched a stinging attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issues of price rise and lack of industrial development

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2022 | 7:48 PM IST