Prashant Kishor On Why A New Party Would Flourish In Bihar

Prahsant Kishor said, "Anti-incumbency is maximum there. There has been no fundamental change in these 35 years. According to me, there is space"

Political strategist Prashant Kishor -- marching through Bihar at the head of his 'Jan Suraaj Yatra" -- has said the state is ripe for a new political formation after 35 years of rule by ideologically similar Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Yadav and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United. "Maximum anti-incumbency" is at play in the state and there is enough space for a new party to flourish, he has told news agency Press Trust of India.

Mr Kishor's march is expected to end with the announcement about the formation of a political party before the assembly polls in the latter half of the next year. Once the party takes shape, it will contest every election, Mr Kishor said.

At least 75 people belonging to the Extremely Backward Classes category will be fielded by a single platform supported by his "Jan Suraaj" in the assembly polls, he has also said.