Will Prashant Kishor’s bold pitch garner votes in Bihar?

PK should be given credit for not taking the caste route to connect with people of Bihar. Like Kejriwal in 2013/2015, he is addressing real issues

- ASHUTOSH

I have met Prashant Kishor only once. One morning, Arvind Kejriwal called me to say that Prashant Kishore was coming to meet him, and I should be part of the conversation.

This must have been in 2017 when I was in AAP, Due to traffic congestion, I arrived late, and the main conversation had already happened. After a brief conversation, he took his leave. As he departed, Kejriwal turned towards me and said, "He thinks I am an idiot." I was a little surprised. He went on, "He was telling me that I should continue as CM, and he could take care of the party, and together we will conquer the world."

Prashant Kishore (PK) was then in the business of helping political parties with his team to contest and win elections. In 2014, he was with Modi, but later he changed sides multiple times. He helped Nitish Kumar, MK Stalin, Mamata Banerjee, Kejriwal, and many others. He had a peculiar habit of getting very close to the top leader in the party, becoming their eyes and ears, then suddenly exiting the

party. He did try to convince Rahul Gandhi that he had the magic wand to transform the party into a winning horse. He had many meetings, but his plan was not acceptable to the more than hundred-year-old party, as he wanted a total monopoly over the party organisation, reporting only to Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi refused.