Prashant Kishor dares Nitish govt, says 'will withdraw if new govt in Bihar provides 5-10 lakh jobs in 2 yrs'

Prashant Kishor, Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, Bihar politics, bihar govt, niti — Image Source : PTI Political strategist and Jan Suraj Abhiyan chief Prashant Kishor addresses a meeting, in Samastipur.

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Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor dares Nitish govt in Bihar
He said "Will withdraw campaign in Bihar if new govt provides 5-10 lakh jobs in 2 yrs"
Kishor made comments while addressing his supporters in Bihar's Samastipur

Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Wednesday asserted that if the newly formed 'Mahagathbandhan' government in Bihar provides five to 10 lakh jobs in the next one or two years, he would withdraw his ‘Jan Suraj Abhiyan’ and extend support to the Nitish Kumar dispensation.

Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav had recently said that his party, as part of the new government, would deliver on the promise of providing 10 lakh jobs, made during the 2020 Assembly elections.

Kumar, during his Independence Day speech at Gandhi Maidan, too, said, "We aim to provide jobs to 20 lakh people in government and private sectors of the state. People of the new generation (Tejashwi Yadav) are with us; hence, we will jointly work to provide jobs. Our goal is to place Bihar in the category of developed states."

Addressing his supporters in Samastipur on Wednesday, Prashant Kishor, once a confidant of Kumar, also claimed that the RJD-JD(U)-Congress government does not enjoy the support of the people. “Nitish Kumar uses ‘Fevicol’ (adhesive brand) to stick to the CM's post, while other parties continue to revolve around it,” he stated.

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Responding to the promises made by the Grand Alliance government, Kishor said, “I will withdraw my ‘Jan Suraj Abhiyan’ and extend support to the Nitish Kumar government if five to 10 lakh jobs are provided in the next one to two years.” He predicted more upheavals in the state’s political scenario before the next assembly polls. “It has been only three months since I entered the political arena in Bihar, and the politics in the state took a 180-degree turn. The state will witness more political upheavals in the near future.”