Prashant Kishor calls JDU a ‘bigger party’, demands larger share of seats

The recent statement on seat sharing formula by the JD(U) Vice President Prashant Kishor, has increased worries for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prashant Kishore, a well-known poll strategist, who helped Modi win 2014 Lok Sabha elections, is one among those who strongly opposed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). On this, he even urged the non-BJP chief ministers to “save the soul of India” by saying no to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill [CAB].

Prashant Kishor was the first JD(U) leader to publicly express disappointment over his party’s support to CAB in the Lok Sabha, holding that the legislation discriminates against people "on the basis of religion".

If this is an act of vengeance, who else can tell this better than him? It is an established fact that after Modi’s victory in 2014 general elections, Prashant departed from the Modi camp, after there were disagreements over the lateral entry of people into government. The election strategist actively joined politics last year, where he was inducted into Janta Dal United (JDU), by his close friend Nitish Kumar. At present, he is the Vice President of JD(U).