Buzz over Prashant Kishor floating new outfit; LJP welcomes transfer 

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Bihar political circles are agog over  Prashant Kishor’s subsequent transfer. After his fall out with the Congress, P Okay’s considering floating a brand new outfit — the Jan Suraaj Party — from Bihar, additionally his house state.The ballot strategist is already assembly social activists and members of civil society. On Monday, he met famous RTI activist Shiv Prakash Rai and is because of work together with a number of others earlier than the launch of his outfit, probably in June. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan has welcomed P Okay’s choice to enter lively politics. “Bihar is in dire need of leaders who can work above caste considerations,” he mentioned.

Sources near P Okay mentioned the proposed outfit will appeal to retired civil servants, cops, economists, public-policy-makers, teachers and plenty of professionals from throughout the nation. “He is in touch with his sympathisers. The suspense over his next move will likely end on May 5 in Patna where he would be sharing his plan for making a new beginning,” mentioned a supply near the ballot strategist.On Monday, P Okay precipitated a ripple in political circles with a tweet saying his quest was for a significant participation in democracy.

Many observers who’ve intently watched P Okay’s ballot administration since 2014 say if he doesn’t float a brand new outfit within the subsequent few months, he could definitely launch a large marketing campaign ‘Jan Suraaj’ as a prelude to a brand new social gathering. He had launched a marketing campaign known as ‘Baat Bihar Ki’ years in the past via which he ready an enormous database on voters.

“He has a mega database of voters. Over 40 million people have joined him through his I-PAC (Indian Political Action Committee) from more than 42,000 villages. He is well equipped to deal with issues concerning the youth and caste-configuration,” mentioned a supply who has labored with him.BJP’s nationwide normal secretary in-charge of OBC Morcha, Dr Nikhil Aanad, mentioned P Okay’s proposed social gathering can be nothing however a “political shop”. “He is neither a socialist, nor an economist, nor a activist, nor a political scientist. However, he has a political ambition for which he works,” he mentioned.