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Prashant Kishor decides to quit as poll strategist while basking in glory of Trinamool win

May 02, 2021, at 09:55 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata: Election strategist Prashant Kishore had predicted the future correctly last year when he had tweeted that the Bharatiya Janata Party will not cross the double-digit mark in the West Bengal Assembly polls and the latest vote count figures are echoing the same as the lotus brigade is yet to tally even 80 seats in the state.

Prashant Kishor's audio tape on BJP's Bengal prospects goes viral, TMC caught off-guard

Apr 10, 2021, at 05:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In what could dampen the Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s electoral spirit apparently, an audio tape where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's political aide Prashant Kishor was heard speaking about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prospects in the ongoing state polls went viral on Saturday.

Amarinder Singh appoints Prashant Kishor as 'principal advisor' ahead of 2022 Assembly polls, offers him Cabinet rank

Mar 02, 2021, at 05:37 am

Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has once again roped in political strategist Prashant Kishor to return to power in the Assembly election to be held in 2022.

On 2nd May, hold me to my last tweet: Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Bengal polls

Feb 27, 2021, at 06:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who is working for the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, once again exuded confidence in Mamata Banerjee's party in the upcoming polls scheduled to begin on Mar 27.

'BJP will struggle to cross double digits in West Bengal': Prashant Kishor's poll prophecy

Dec 21, 2020, at 06:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who is looking after the campaigns of the Trinamool Congress for the upcoming West Bengal polls, on Monday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would struggle to cross double digits, suggesting a clear victory for Mamata Banerjee.

Nitish critic Prashant Kishor draws flak from disgruntled TMC leaders

Nov 19, 2020, at 01:43 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Poll strategist and former JD(U) leader Prashant, who seems to have sharpened his attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar even after his win in the recent Bihar elections, is being doubted by several TMC leaders whether he would be able to ensure a win for the party in assembly polls which are barely six months away.

Prashant Kishor checks in to manage Mamata's Covid-19 crisis as Oppn mounts attack on her

Apr 24, 2020, at 07:31 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Whether he flew a cargo plane or not, Prashant Kishor has landed in Kolkata. The political strategy whizkid whom Mamata Banerjee had signed up after last year's General Elections debacle is here to be a crisis manager of the West Bengal Chief Minister wilting under the attack from New Delhi over the COVID-19 management.

Bihar minister slams Prashant Kishor for preaching Nitish on lockdown sanctity

Apr 18, 2020, at 09:19 pm

Patna/UNI: Reacting sharply over a tweet of former Janta Dal (U) National vice-president Prashant Kishor (PK) for preaching Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on lockdown sanctity, state Information and Public Relation Department (IPRD) Minister Neeraj Kumar alleged that PK had no interest in the well being of the people of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh as he maintained mysterious silence when the labourers of Bihar and UP were left in lurch at Anand Vihar during the lockdown.

Opposition accuses PM Modi of ignoring concerns of the poor amid extended COVID-19 lockdown

Apr 14, 2020, at 09:14 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of lockdown till May 3, veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram accused the government of not heeding the advice of top economists in addressing the concerns of the poor and the unorganised sector.

Prashant Kishor questions 21-day-lockdown to check coronavirus spread

Mar 25, 2020, at 04:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor has questioned the 21-day-lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus in the country arguing that the move does not have scientific backing.

Gandhi, Godse can't go together: Prashant Kishor slams Nitish Kumar over JD(U)'s 'ideology'

Feb 18, 2020, at 12:54 pm

Patna/IBNS: Slamming Bihar Chief Minister and his former party chief Nitish Kumar for the first time since the Janata Dal (United) expelled him last month, poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said "Gandhi and Godse can't go together" referring to the outfit's association with ideologically different Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

It is Nitish Kumar's prerogative to keep me in JD(U) or not: Prashant Kishor

Feb 18, 2020, at 11:33 am

Patna/IBNS: Breaking his silence after he was sacked by Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar, poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said it was Kumar's prerogative to decide whether to keep him in the party or not.

Thank you Delhi for standing up to protect the soul of India: Prashant Kishor

Feb 11, 2020, at 03:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prashant Kishor, the political strategist who was recently sacked by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar from the Janata Dal United,  thanked people of Delhi for the result in the Assembly polls where Aam Aadmi Party returned to power for the third consecutive term.

Sushil Modi alleges Prashant Kishor of hurting NDA for benefiting opposition alliances

Dec 31, 2019, at 02:57 pm

Patna/IBNS: The BJP has slammed Janata Dal(United) deputy chief and poll strategist Prashant Kishor who said his party should get lions share in the seat-sharing agreement in the next Bihar Assembly election saying that his focus is on creating a market for company and had no concern about the welfare of the country.

No 50:50 seat sharing deal with BJP in next Bihar Assembly polls: Prashant Kishor

Dec 30, 2019, at 12:39 pm

Patna/IBNS: Poll strategist and Janata Dal(United) leader Prashant Kishor has again sparked controversy by saying that JD(U) should get a bigger share in the seat-sharing agreement in the Assembly elections slated next year even as party chief Nitish Kumar is yet to spell out a formula.

Prashant Kishor replies to Union minister Hardeep Puri's claim of not knowing him

Dec 28, 2019, at 08:35 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Poll strategist and JD(U) leader Prashant Kishor who had been vocal against the newly-amended Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens and had been signed by the AAP to plan its poll campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections, on Saturday replied to Union Minsiter Hardeep Puri's claim of not knowing him.

BJP's 'no NRC discussion' claim is a tactical retreat: Prashant Kishor

Dec 26, 2019, at 06:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) vice president and political strategist Prashant Kishor is perceiving the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s claim that no discussion over the nation-wide National Register of Citizens (NRC) has taken place is a "tactical retreat" in the face of widespread protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and NRC.

BJP's 'hiding' jibe at Rahul after his tweet against Modi and Shah

Dec 22, 2019, at 08:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who has been out of India for a while now, on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of ruining the future of the youth, but was soon mocked at by BJP for his unexplained absence from the country.

Arvind Kejriwal ropes in Prashant Kishor for Delhi assembly polls

Dec 14, 2019, at 08:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has roped in political strategist Prashant Kishor for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections which will be held in early 2020.

After Prashant Kishor, JDU's Pavan Varma opposes Nitish Kumar's decision to support CAB

Dec 10, 2019, at 01:50 pm

Patna/IBNS: After party vice president Prashant Kishor, Janata Dal (United) spokesperson Pavan Varma has openly contradicted with his chief Nitish Kumar's decision to support the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was passed by Lok Sabha at midnight on Monday.

After slide in Lok Sabha polls, Mamata Banerjee strikes deal with election strategist Prashant Kishor

Jun 06, 2019, at 05:29 pm

Kolkata, Jun 6 (IBNS): Days after losing a chunk of seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has signed on election strategist Prashant Kishor, who had helped Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress Party to gain power in Andhra Pradesh recently, media reports said.