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Prashant Kishor noted that the only remaining question is whether people will support his new party or continue backing established parties, such as RJD and the Congress.
Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor (PTI Image)
A confident Prashant Kishor, the founder of Jan Suraaj, claimed that over 60 per cent of people in Bihar want change, adding that Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar won’t become the chief minister again after the elections later this year.
Kishor, who has worked as a political strategist for several parties, including the BJP, Congress, JDU, and Trinamool Congress in the past, said that a survey conducted by his team revealed that 62 per cent of people in the state want change.
“In the next two months, it will be decided who the over 60% of people who want change will vote for. Will they vote again for those who have let them down before? Will they trust them? Or will they opt for a new alternative?” he said during an interview with NDTV.
He noted that the only remaining question is whether people will support his new party or continue backing established parties, such as Lalu Yadav’s RJD and the Congress.
“Either way, Nitish Kumar will definitely not be the chief minister after November (when the Assembly elections are expected to be held). I can give this to you in writing. Bihar will have a new chief minister,” Kishor told NDTV.
Kishor On Nitish’s Mental Health
The Jan Suraaj party founder pointed towards Nitish Kumar’s mental health to back his claims, saying that all of Bihar knows about his condition.
“All of Bihar knows that Nitish Kumar’s mental and physical condition is not such that he can get anything done. A person who is sitting on a stage and forgetting the name of the Prime Minister sitting next to him; who, when the national anthem is playing, doesn’t know whether it’s the national anthem or a ‘qawwali’… who hasn’t addressed the media in a year. A person who is not in a state to look after himself… how will he look after Bihar?”
Kishor stated that Nitish Kumar remains central to the NDA’s strategy, so the current arrangement can continue until the elections conclude, after which a new chief minister could be appointed.
He claimed that the BJP has neither the preparation nor the confidence to fight elections independently in Bihar, as it has not done so in the past.
Kishor Predicts Next Bihar CM
Mounting his criticism of the NDA, Kishor claimed that the JDU won’t win more than 25 seats of the total 243, and challenged that he would exit from politics if proven wrong.
“You can write this down. JDU, on its own strength, is going to get less than 25 seats. If this does not happen, I will quit politics. After the polls, the existence of JDU will be in question.”
He further took a dig at the RJD, saying that the next CM won’t be Tejashwi Yadav either, accusing his party of bringing the state to its present condition.
“In Bihar, the next chief minister will be from Jan Suraaj. You wait and watch,” Kishor said, but it won’t be him.
“I am not in the chief minister’s race. I have not come here to become chief minister. Jan Suraaj is not my father’s party. I did not even become the state president or national president. I have come to change the system in Bihar, and that has already started.”
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