Patna:
Political strategist turned activist Prashant Kishor on Sunday charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his former mentor, with failure to safe tangible advantages for the state regardless of the BJP’s dependence on him to retain energy on the Centre.
Mr Kishor alleged the JD(U) boss was fretting over his occasion’s share within the Union council of ministers and utilizing his clout with the BJP to settle scores with detractors on the state degree, as an alternative of leveraging his place to rehabilitate the state industrially.
“Persons are speaking about particular standing for Bihar. I ask why Nitish Kumar couldn’t press for the restoration of 20 sugar mills which have been moribund for years? He has been in energy for practically 20 years which shall be remembered for wasted alternatives,” the IPAC founder informed reporters.
He was talking after a operate of the ‘Jan Suraaj’ marketing campaign he had launched practically two years in the past, which is all set to develop into a political occasion on October 2.
A former JD(U) nationwide vp who was expelled from the occasion due to “indiscipline”, Mr Kishor claimed Mr Kumar was in an enviable place after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, which noticed the BJP operating in need of majority and turning into depending on allies, particularly the JD(U) and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu’s TDP.
“However all that Nitish Kumar cared for was what number of berths within the ministry his occasion was getting. He even used his new-found clout to repair these within the BJP, whose turban was an eyesore,” he mentioned in an oblique reference to Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary, who was just lately faraway from the publish of state BJP president.
The previous ballot strategist maintained that ‘Jan Suraaj’ will contest the Bihar meeting polls, due subsequent 12 months, with out allying with every other occasion.
“We are going to win. The individuals of Bihar are fed up with the vicious cycle they’ve been pressured into by Nitish, BJP and the RJD, which is at present within the opposition however has had short-lived alliances with the JD(U). On October 2, 1 crore individuals will collectively float the brand new occasion. It will likely be for the primary time in historical past {that a} occasion will probably be based by so many individuals,” claimed Mr Kishor.
He additionally dismissed strategies that the absence of a stable caste base might be a priority in a state like Bihar, stating that in by-polls to the state legislature quite a few candidates, having fun with the assist of Jan Suraaj, have gained.
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