No offer made to Prashant Kishor; he is working for BJP: JD(U) President

The JD(U) president's remarks come barely a few days after a meeting between Nitish Kumar and Prashant Kishor

JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan on September 17 alleged that political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was "working for" the BJP, as part of its "conspiracies" to find a firm foothold in Bihar.

Rubbishing Mr. Kishor's claim of having turned down an "offer" from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the party's de facto leader, Mr. Singh asserted that the poll campaign manager was "not a political worker but a businessman" who relied on "marketing" tactics.

"We know Prashant Kishor has been working for the BJP for some time. One agent of the BJP was recently caught during magistrate checking," remarked the JD(U) chief, in an obvious reference to former national president RCP Singh.

"The BJP is relying on conspiracies in Bihar. First it used RCP Singh and now it is using Prashant Kishor. But we are vigilant. We will not allow these designs to succeed," Mr. Singh said.

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The JD(U) president's remarks come barely a few days after a meeting between Mr. Kumar and Mr. Kishor after which the latter claimed to have engaged in some plain-speak with the Bihar CM, having told him that prohibition, one of his most feted moves, was a complete failure and needed to be reviewed.

Mr. Kishor, who has launched a campaign 'Jan Suraaj' as part of which he will be embarking on a 3,500 km-long State-wide 'padayatra' next month, had also claimed to have turned down a "specified" offer from Mr. Kumar who, he believes, has run out of steam.