New Delhi: Election strategist Prashant Kishor left a cryptic message about his political future on Twitter Monday, a week after he declined to join the Congress party.
“As I turn the page, time to go to the Real Masters, THE PEOPLE, to better understand the issues and the path to Jan Suraaj – Peoples Good Governance,” he tweeted.
He then hinted where he would start from – “Shuruat #Bihar Se” (The start will be from Bihar).
My quest to be a meaningful participant in democracy & help shape pro-people policy led to a 10yr rollercoaster ride!
As I turn the page, time to go to the Real Masters, THE PEOPLE,to better understand the issues & the path to “जन सुराज”-Peoples Good Governance
शुरुआत #बिहार से
— Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) May 2, 2022
After an intense “will-he-won’t-he” one year, Kishor on 26 April had “declined the generous offer of the #Congress to join the party… and take responsibility for the elections”.
He had said the party needed “leadership and collective will to fix the deep-rooted structural problems through transformational reforms”. All that, “more than me”, the strategist had said.
Kishor had worked for the Janata Dal (United) – Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party – in 2015 for nearly 16 months.
Reports said Kishor, originally from Bihar, is keeping a safe distance from the ruling BJP-JD(U) combination and has started an initiative called ‘Baat Bihar Ki’ to understand the mood of the people during his travels in the state.
The poll planner started out in 2014 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push in the general elections. Next year, he was on Nitish Kumar’s side when the chief minister teamed up with rival Lalu Prasad Yadav to defeat the BJP.
In 2017, Kishor helped the Congress campaign under Captain Amarinder Singh to win Punjab. He played significant roles in wins in Andhra Pradesh (2019), Delhi (2020), Tamil Nadu (2021) and West Bengal (2021).
He had said he wanted to quit the political consultancy job in 2021 and ever since was in unsuccessful talks with the Congress.
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