Prashant Kishor: News
Prashant Kishor is an Indian business tactician and political strategist who has worked for various political parties like Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress, DMK, and YSRCP. In 2018, Janata Dal (United) hired him as their tactician and political strategist. In 2020, he was suspended from the party for condemning party head Nitish Kumar’s supportive stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act. Kishor has worked for the United Nations for eight years as he was trained in political tactics and strategies. He rose to prominence after his first political campaign in 2011 where he helped Narendra Modi get re-elected as Gujarat CM for a third term in the 2012 Gujarat Assembly Elections. In 2014, he conceptualized an election campaign group called Citizens for Accountable Governance that helped BJP win a majority in the Lok Sabha elections. Following this, he left Modi and worked with Nitish Kumar to help him win the position of Bihar Chief Minister for the third term in the 2015 Assembly elections. He was hired by the AITC for the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 which led to the party’s landslide victory. Following this, he declared his retirement as an election strategist.
25 Nov 2024
Politics'Bihar...in deep s *': Prashant Kishor tells US's Bihari diaspora
Jan Suraaj leader and former poll strategist Prashant Kishor has courted controversy by calling Bihar "literally a failed state" during a virtual interaction with the Bihari diaspora in the United States.
23 Nov 2024
BiharPrashant Kishor's party loses all 4 seats in poll debut
The Jan Suraaj party, headed by political strategist Prashant Kishor, faced a major defeat in its maiden electoral battle.
13 Nov 2024
Ravi KishanBhojpuri actor Akshara Singh gets death threat; ₹50L ransom demanded
Bhojpuri actor and former Bigg Boss OTT contestant Akshara Singh recently received a death threat call, with the caller demanding ₹50L as ransom.
02 Nov 2024
BiharHow much did Prashant Kishor charge parties for election strategy
Jan Suraj founder Prashant Kishor has revealed that he charges over ₹100 crore for offering election strategy services to parties.
16 Oct 2024
BiharTarari bypoll: Kishor's party fields ex-Vice chief of army staff
The Jan Suraaj Party, headed by political strategist Prashant Kishor, has fielded Lieutenant General Shri Krishna Singh as its candidate for the upcoming Tarari assembly seat bypoll in Bihar.
02 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Prashant Kishor launches Jan Suraaj Party in Bihar
Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor launched his political party, the Jan Suraaj Party, in Patna on Wednesday.
01 Oct 2024
Narendra ModiIf not Prashant Kishor, who'll be leader of his party
Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has announced that he will not be the leader of his new political outfit, Jan Suraaj.
04 Aug 2024
Bihar'Forming party to get rid of Nitish, Lalu': Prashant Kishor
Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor has announced the agenda for his upcoming political party, Jan Suraaj, which will be launched on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
07 Apr 2024
Narendra ModiOpposition missed multiple chances to stop BJP: Prashant Kishor
Election strategist Prashant Kishor said on Sunday that the opposition had multiple chances to stop the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
20 Nov 2022
Janata Dal (United)'Will gherao Nitish': Prashant Kishor over Bihar CM's job promise
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has launched a stinging assault on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, warning the Janata Dal (United) leader of agitation if he doesn't deliver on his promise of providing "10 lakh government jobs" for the state's youth.
21 Oct 2022
BiharNitish Kumar in touch with BJP, alleges Prashant Kishor
Prashant Kishor has accused Bihar Chief Minister and Janta Dal (United) (JDU) leader Nitish Kumar of being in contact with the former coalition partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
15 Sep 2022
BiharWill join Nitish if he provides 10 lakh jobs, says PK
After politically attacking Nitish Kumar for weeks, poll strategist Prashant Kishor said that he will only align with the Bihar Chief Minister if the latter provides 10 lakh jobs in a year.
21 May 2022
Rahul GandhiCongress doesn't want to be big daddy, Rahul Gandhi clarifies
Several opposition parties reportedly got upset with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent remark at the party's Udaipur Chintan Shivir that only the Congress alone can fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) because regional parties lack ideology and a centralized approach.
20 May 2022
Sonia GandhiPrashant Kishore predicts Congress' 'Impending Rout' in Gujarat, Himachal polls
Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Friday wrote a harsh critique of the Congress, the party he almost joined last month.
05 May 2022
BiharPrashant Kishor shuns party plans for now, announces 3,000-km padyatra
Political strategist Prashant Kishor Thursday announced a 3,000-kilometer-long padayatra or a march in Bihar from October 2 onwards.
02 May 2022
BiharPrashant Kishor's latest tweet hints at new start: Details here
Barely a week after declining the Congress's offer to join the party, political strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday tweeted it was "time to go to the Real Masters."
29 Apr 2022
GoaThe curious case of Prashant Kishor now has new twist
India's noted poll strategist Prashant Kishor never ceases to amaze us.
27 Apr 2022
Sonia GandhiHere's why Prashant Kishor is not joining Congress
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday declined to join the Congress and said he will not take responsibility for the 2024 general elections.
25 Apr 2022
Sonia GandhiCongress announces 'Empowered Action Group' for 2024; silent on PK
Congress held a crucial meeting on Monday during which party chief Sonia Gandhi decided to constitute an "Empowered Action Group" for the 2024 general elections.
25 Apr 2022
Sonia GandhiAmid Congress-PK talks, KCR ropes in I-PAC for 2023 elections
Amid speculation about poll strategist Prashant Kishor joining the Congress, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has appointed the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) to steer its 2023 Assembly election campaign.
23 Apr 2022
Sonia GandhiPK's Congress entry almost confirmed; final decision by Sonia Gandhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will soon reportedly take the final call on poll strategist Prashant Kishor's entry into the grand old party.
22 Apr 2022
Sonia GandhiIs Prashant Kishor looking to get top post in Congress?
Congress President Sonia Gandhi is likely to organize one final meeting with well-known poll strategist Prashant Kishor and persuade him to join the party with an "attractive offer," India Today reported.
20 Apr 2022
Sonia Gandhi2024 in sight, Sonia Gandhi meets Prashant Kishor again
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday evening — their second meeting since Saturday.
20 Apr 2022
GujaratCongress 'Chintan Shivir' to examine Prashant Kishor's plan next month
A month after facing an electoral fiasco in five states, the Congress party is planning to hold a three-day brainstorming session—called "Chintan Shivir"—from May 13 to 15.
16 Apr 2022
Sonia GandhiCongress asks Prashant Kishor to join party: Details here
The Congress on Saturday asked poll strategist Prashant Kishor to join the party rather than work as a consultant.
11 Mar 2022
Narendra ModiBattle for India will be fought in 2024: Prashant Kishore
Political strategist Prashant Kishore on Friday said the election results of state assemblies will have no impact on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
05 Aug 2021
PunjabPrashant Kishor resigns as Punjab CM's advisor ahead of polls
Ahead of the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, political strategist Prashant Kishor has resigned as the Principal Advisor to state Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
13 Jul 2021
PunjabPrashant Kishor meets Gandhis; 'good news' for Punjab Congress expected
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday held a meeting with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi.
22 Jun 2021
Sharad PawarSharad Pawar, Yashwant Sinha's Opposition meet: Here's what we know
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and BJP-turned-TMC leader Yashwant Sinha hosted leaders from the Opposition at the former's residence in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon.
21 Jun 2021
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Sharad Pawar calls meeting of Opposition parties tomorrow
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of Opposition parties in Delhi tomorrow, likely to discuss a possible teaming to challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in the next Indian general elections.
12 May 2021
Rahul GandhiPrashant Kishor slams Centre's 'positivity propaganda' to counteract COVID-19 criticism
Election strategist Prashant Kishor, the head of the Indian Political Action Committee, on Wednesday attacked the Centre over the tragedies unfolding across India in wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 Apr 2021
West Bengal'Modi is hugely popular,' admits Prashant Kishor in viral clips
On Saturday, just as the fourth phase of Assembly elections started in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Amit Malviya shared clips of Prashant Kishor, the election strategist for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, wherein he admitted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is highly popular.
18 Dec 2020
West BengalAfter Suvendu Adhikari, Jitendra Tiwari, another TMC MLA quits party
Trinamool Congress MLA Shilbhadra Dutta tendered his resignation from the party on Friday morning in what has been the third such exit for the ruling party in West Bengal.
05 Jun 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Sidhu jumping ships again? AAP's Kejriwal says he is welcome
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said Navjot Singh Sidhu, who left BJP for Congress in 2017, is welcome to join the Aam Aadmi Party, amid raging speculations that the cricketer-turned-politician is looking to switch sides again.
11 Feb 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi Elections 2020: Prashant Kishor, who helped AAP, thanks voters
Certain that Arvind Kejriwal is returning as Delhi's Chief Minister for a third consecutive time, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is celebrating with all its might.
29 Jan 2020
XPrashant Kishor and Pavan Verma expelled from Nitish Kumar's JD(U)
In a development that will hardly surprise political observers, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expelled poll-strategist Prashant Kishor and Pavan Verma from Janata Dal (United), over their controversial statements in the last couple of days.
27 Jan 2020
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Prashant Kishor slams Amit Shah over Shaheen Bagh remark
After Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday urged people to press the EVM button "with anger" and lashed out at the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi, poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor took a swipe at Shah.
21 Dec 2019
Sonia GandhiCAA-stir: Prashant Kishor questions Congress' absenteeism, gets slammed
On Saturday, JD(U) leader and poll-strategist Prashant Kishor asked Congress why isn't it on the streets protesting against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
14 Dec 2019
BiharPrashant Kishor asked to leave JD(U); will work with AAP
JD(U)'s vice-president Prashant Kishor is angry after his party supported the Citizenship Act and he has been continuously slamming his boss and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
29 Aug 2019
Narendra Modi#DidiKeBolo: Youth "participate" in Mamata's outreach campaign, seek jobs (ironically)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched an outreach program, titled Didi Ke Bolo, with much pomp and show.
02 Aug 2019
X#AmarGorboMamata: Mamata Banerjee launches new online campaign 'Mamata My Pride'
West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief, Mamata Banerjee, has unveiled a new online campaign for netizens, "Amar Gorbo Mamata (Mamata My Pride)", to share why they are proud of her achievements.
29 Jul 2019
Lok Sabha#DidiKeBolo: WB CM Mamata Banerjee launches TMC's massive outreach program
West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, unveiled a massive outreach program called "Didi Ke Bolo (Tell Didi)" in Kolkata on Monday.
07 Jun 2019
West BengalJD(U)'s Prashant Kishor may work for BJP's rival Trinamool
There are no permanent friends or foes in politics, as we saw in recently concluded general elections.
13 Apr 2019
Lalu Prasad YadavPrashant dares Lalu to disclose what transpired during their talks
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor dared RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today to tell the media what transpired during their talks, a day after former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi claimed that Kishor had met her husband with the proposal to merge the JD(U) and the RJD.
04 Mar 2019
BiharPrashant Kishor apologizes after NDA leaders miss martyr's last rites
JD(U) Vice President Prashant Kishor apologized on his party's behalf after no one from the Bihar government attended the final rites of CRPF inspector Pintu Kumar Singh, who was martyred in an encounter on Friday in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir.
05 Feb 2019
MaharashtraPrashant Kishor meets Uddhav Thackeray, will help Sena in 2019
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who joined Janata Dal (United) in October'18, will help Shiv Sena, BJP's ally, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, multiple reports claimed.
24 Jan 2019
DubaiEven senior Congress leaders were unaware of Priyanka's political plunge
Just four months before the anticipated general elections, Congress played its trump card on Wednesday by announcing Priyanka Gandhi's plunge into active politics.
16 Oct 2018
BiharNitish Kumar appoints Prashant Kishor as Vice-President of JD(U)
On Tuesday, poll strategist Prashant Kishor was appointed the Vice President of JD(U) by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, making him the second most powerful person in the party.
16 Sep 2018
BiharAmid denials, Prashant Kishor joins Nitish Kumar's JD(U) today
Amid a string of denials, political strategist, Prashant Kishor, has finally joined Janata Dal (United) in the presence of Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar.
10 Sep 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Prashant Kishor denies rumors of fighting 2019 Elections with BJP
Political strategist and Indian Political Action Committee founder, Prashant Kishor has refuted media reports of joining politics.
26 Feb 2018
BiharIs poll-strategist Prashant Kishor back with Team Modi for 2019?
Political strategists, though they play a key role, are often the unknown faces. They are associated with thankless behind-the-scenes jobs. However, this changed with electoral "chanakya" Prashant Kishor's success.
