Kishor’s yatra, which started from West Champaran district on 2 October 2022, completed one year Monday. Theme of his speeches has been development all through.
Former poll strategist, currently on padyatra in Bihar, says parties & leaders sitting together won’t make a difference without 'unity in thought' and a narrative they can take to public.
All these anecdotes are from ‘Nitish Kumar: Antarang Doston Ki Nazar Sae’ written by his college friend and State Disaster Management Authority vice-president Uday Kant Mishra.
While one of them called Kishor a 'social doctor', another said he is the 'only person with the courage to tell people of Bihar that they are responsible for their own plight'.
Prashant Kishor's outfit tasted electoral success for the first time in the Bihar legislative council bypolls earlier this month. But rivals don't see the outfit as a real threat.
Kanugolu started off as a pollster working for then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. As a strategist to Congress, he is often compared to Prashant Kishor, with whom he worked earlier.
Former poll strategist listened to local residents' problems before telling them to choose 'right leader' from among themselves. Some didn't know him but said his speeches 'make sense'.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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