Prashant Kishor Hints His 3,500 Km Bihar Padyatra Being 'Funded' By Six Chief Ministers

Kishor announced his retirement from political consultancy after he helped Mamata Banerjee pull off a sensational victory in West Bengal last year.

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New Delhi: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor, in a cryptic disclosure on his ongoing 'Jan Suraaj campaign' in Bihar, on Thursday hinted that the drive is being funded by the chief ministers of six states who used to be his clients before chairing the top post.  

“In the last one decade, I offered my services for at least 10 polls and was successful in all but one. At least six people I helped win are chief ministers now. I did not take money from them, though the media may not believe me. But now I am seeking their help for the experiment we are carrying out in Bihar,” Kishor said.

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Prashant Kishor, who hails from Buxar district of Bihar, now claims to have given up his professional political consultancy and devoted himself to transforming his home state through mass mobilisation. However, his move is being viewed with skepticism by several politicians in the state.

JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, whose party hired Kishor's services long back, recently expressed his apprehensions that the IPAC founder might be getting funds from the BJP, that lost power in Bihar after Nitish Kumar’s exit from the NDA.  

Kishor announced his retirement from political consultancy after he helped Mamata Banerjee pull off a sensational victory in West Bengal last year.

His other former clients include Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Tamil Nadu’s MK Stalin and Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy, besides Amarinder Singh, whom he had helped win Punjab for the Congress.

"We are not yet a political party. But once we get there, a mere Rs 100 donation from two crore families across Bihar will help us raise an amount sufficient to put up a good fight at the hustings,” Kishor said.

It is to be noted that he has been on a 'padayatra' since October 2 and intends to cover 3,500 km, touching every nook and corner of his home state, before his drive evolves into a full-fledged political party.