Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishore on Sunday accused his former mentor and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of failing to safe tangible advantages for the state regardless of the BJP’s reliance on him to protect central energy.
Kishore claimed that the JD(U) boss was nervous about his celebration’s share within the Union Council of Ministers and was utilizing his affect within the BJP to settle scores with critics on the state stage as an alternative of utilizing his place to Revive the business within the state.
“Individuals are speaking about Bihar’s particular standing. I ask why Nitish Kumar can not press for the revival of 20 sugar mills which were moribund for years? He has been in energy for nearly 20 years and other people ought to bear in mind his waste Acquired the possibility.
His remarks got here after the tip of the “Jan Suraaj” marketing campaign launched two years in the past, which can develop into a political celebration on October 2.
Kishore, a former JD(U) nationwide vice-president who was expelled from the celebration for “self-discipline”, claimed that Kumar is in an enviable place after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, which confirmed that the BJP did not can acquire a majority and develop into depending on allies.
“However all Nitish Kumar cares about is what number of seats his celebration will get within the cupboard. He even makes use of his newfound affect to resolve the issue of the BJP, whose turbans are an eyesore,” he not directly mentioned of the deputy.
The previous ballot strategist maintained that Jan Suraj will contest the Bihar Meeting elections due subsequent yr with out forming an alliance with every other celebration.
“We’ll win. The folks of Bihar are uninterested in the vicious cycle Nitish, the BJP and the RJD have compelled them into. The RJD is at the moment in opposition however cast a short-lived alliance with the JD(U). October 2, Ten million folks will come collectively to kind the brand new celebration, which would be the first time in historical past that so many individuals have fashioned one political celebration.
He additionally dismissed strategies that the shortage of a powerful caste base in states like Bihar could possibly be a difficulty, declaring that in by-elections to the state legislature, quite a lot of Jan Suraj-backed candidates gained victory.
