Prashant Kishor To Embark On 3,000 Km Bihar Padyatra, Says No Plans To Launch Party For Now

Addressing a press conference, Prashant Kishor, or PK, said he would meet several eminent personalities of Bihar in the next 3-4 months to build the idea of 'Jan Suraaj' (good governance).

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New Delhi: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday scotched speculation on launching a political party and announced his plan to embark on a 3,000 km padyatra across Bihar from October 2. Addressing a press conference, Prashant Kishor, or PK, said he would meet several eminent personalities of Bihar in the next 3-4 months to build the idea of 'Jan Suraaj' (good governance).

"I am not going to announce any political platform or political party today. I intend to bring together all those who wants change in Bihar," Kishor said. Bihar goes to polls next on 2025.

Kishor, who recently rejected an offer from the Congress to join the party, further said, "In next 3-4 months, I will meet many eminent persons of Bihar who can help build idea of 'Jan Suraaj' (good governance) and make them part of it. I will embark on 3000 km 'Padyatra' across Bihar from October 2, Gandhi Ashram, West Champaran."

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Kishor also asserted that Bihar today was the most backward and poor state in the country even after 30 years of rule under RJD's Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD(U)'s Nitish Kumar.

"Bihar still ranks low on many parameters of development. If Bihar wants to come in the list of leading states in the future, it needs new thinking and new effort," Kishor said.

The poll strategist also touched upon his talks with the Congress, which failed to materialise last week, saying it doesn't need any Prashant Kishor and had capable people to reinvigorate the party.

"Congress needs to decide how they want to function further, not me. They took whatever decision they deemed important and so did I. Congress doesn't need any Prashant Kishor, the party has even more capable people. They know what they have to do," he said.

Last week, the Congress officially announced that the election strategist would not be working for the party as he declined to be part of the empowered action group for the 2024 general elections.

Kishor also played down rumours of alliances with Bihar's main parties. "I have no personal fight with Nitish Kumar. We have very good relations. But personal relations is one thing and working together and agreeing is different," he said.