Prashant Kishor, founder of the consulting firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC).
Prashant Kishor, an electoral strategist, was responsible for Kumar’s victory in the last assembly elections in 2015. The JD (U) had contested the elections in alliance with Congress and RJD.
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Former JD (U) leader and staunch Nitish critic Prashant Kishor slammed the Bihar prime minister, who was sworn in for the fourth time in a row yesterday, calling him “a tired and politically despised leader” in a congratulatory message.
“I congratulate Nitish Kumar on being sworn in as CM nominated by the BJP. With a tired and politically despised leader like CM, Bihar should prepare for a few more years of mediocre rule, ”Prashant Kishor said in a tweet yesterday.
भाजपा मनोनीत मुख्यमंत्री के तौर पर शपथ लेने पर @NitishKumar जी को बधाई। With a tired and politically despised leader like CM, #Bihar it should prepare for a few more years of mediocre governance.
– Prashant Kishor (@PrashantKishor) November 16, 2020
Prashant Kishor, an electoral strategist, was responsible for Kumar’s victory in the last assembly elections in 2015. The JD (U) had contested the elections in alliance with Congress and RJD.
However, he turned against Nitish Kumar shortly after joining JD (U). Kishor has openly criticized Kumar and criticized the CM of Bihar during the lockdown for handling the migration crisis during coronavirus
pandemic. He had also criticized Nitish Kumar’s reluctance to receive students and migrant workers from other states.
“A scarier picture of official efforts to protect people from the coronavirus epidemic: Poor migrants who came from various parts of the country after suffering many hardships are subjected to this heartbreaking arrangement of social distancing and quarantine by Nitish Kumar, “Kishor said in a tweet earlier.
Kishor had also criticized Nitish for holding elections saying that this is the time to fight him. coronavirus no elections and that it should not endanger the lives of people who are “in a hurry” to hold the polls. “The coronavirus The situation in Bihar is getting worse as in many other states in the country. But a great deal of government machinery and resources are busy preparing for elections.
“Nitish Kumar ji, this is not the time to fight the election, but coronavirus. Don’t put people’s lives in danger in this rush to hold the ballot box, “he tweeted.
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