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Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor is an Indian political strategist and is most famously known for conceptualizing and strategizing Narendra Modi led Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 general elections and helping the party to win an absolute majority. He has been formerly associated with United Nations and he currently is the advisor to Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on policies and program implementation. He also worked in the 2015 Bihar assembly election for Nitish Kumar and helped him to win the election. It is now reported that Kishor has been in talk with Indian National Congress for 2019 and he will be designing all the Congress party’s decision until 2019 and will help the party to give a fresh new look.

Born in 1977 in Bihar, Kishor started his career as a public health activist in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. He was later signed up by World Health Organisation for a United Nations traineeship in mid 2000s. Later in 2010, UN assigned Kishor to its aid mission in Chad where he served as head of UNICEF for social policy and planning. There he read about planning commission report on poor health and then wrote to the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but he didn’t receive any reply. He then wrote to the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi and Modi was impressed by his findings and he later hired Kishor as a social sector policy advisor. He then worked on the 2012 Gujarat Assembly election for Modi and helped him in winning the election. Later in 2013, Kishor then conceptualized Citizens for Accountable Governance and drew in elite young professionals of IITs and IIMs. He then worked as the political strategist for Narendra Modi led BJP in the 2014 general elections. He was one of the most important people in Modi’s team in driving strategies for months before 2014 elections and it was his idea to make Modi present himself as a VikasPurush and helped him in shredding his image of an aggressive Hindu Right wing leader. He then helped the party in winning the 2014 elections and later in 2015, he along with his CAG members started working for Nitish Kumar for the 2015 assembly elections of Bihar. He helped Nitish Kumar in data analytics, branding and communication strategies. After Nitish Kumar broke their alliance with BJP, Kishor’s role became much more important as a victory could catapult Kumar as a possible national figure around whom all non-BJP, non-Congress parties could coalesce. He helped Nitish in winning the elections and forming the government in Bihar without BJP and during the election campaign, Kishor also played key interlocutor between Nitish and RJD boss Lalu Prasad.Kishor was then hired by the Indian National Congress to fight the crucial state elections of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to be held in 2017. He will be with the Indian National Congress until the 2019 general elections and he is also reported to directly report to Rahul Gandhi. Kishor is now likely to be designing the Congress campaign strategy in every state election until 2019, except the ones to be held in April-May. Every state election until 2019, whether the Congress wins or loses them, will be used by Kishor and his team to give the Congress party a fresh new look, that of a resurgent party.

He is married to Jahnavi Das who is a medical doctor from Guwahati, Assam and they have a son

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 'Priyanka Not a Big Challenge in Short Run, Can Become One in Future,' Says JD(U)'s Prashant Kishor
India.com News Desk | February 12, 2019 8:08 AM IST
New Delhi: JD(U) leader and election strategist Prashant Kishor has said that Congress general secre...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 'Priyanka Not a Big Challenge in Short Run, Can Become One in Future,' Says JD(U)'s
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Prashant Kishor Meets Uddhav Thackeray, Offers to Help Shiv Sena With Poll Strategy
India.com News Desk | February 5, 2019 9:18 PM IST
Mumbai: Political strategist and JD(U) leader on Tuesday visited Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Prashant Kishor Meets Uddhav Thackeray, Offers to Help Shiv Sena With Poll Strategy
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Maharashtra: 'JD(U) an Ally, Prashant Kishor Meeting Uddhav Thackeray Just a Courtesy Call,' Says Sena
India.com News Desk | February 5, 2019 2:47 PM IST
Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Tuesday sought to dismiss speculations following the meeting between JD(U) lead...
Maharashtra: 'JD(U) an Ally, Prashant Kishor Meeting Uddhav Thackeray Just a Courtesy Call,' Says Sena
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Should be Given Time For People to Decide if She is Capable of Taking Responsibilities, Says Prashant Kishor
India.com News Desk | January 24, 2019 8:27 AM IST
New Delhi: Janata Dal (United) vice-president Prashant Kishor said that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should...
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Should be Given Time For People to Decide if She is Capable o
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Took Prashant Kishor In JD(U) After Amit Shah Advised me Twice, Says Nitish Kumar
India.com News Desk | January 16, 2019 10:21 AM IST
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday night claimed that he had twice received suggest...
Took Prashant Kishor In JD(U) After Amit Shah Advised me Twice, Says Nitish Kumar
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No reason for alarm in BJP, it performed well without Ram temple, can do again: Prashant Kishor
PTI Feeds | December 14, 2018 7:20 PM IST
Patna, Dec 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still the most popular leader in the country, JD...
No reason for alarm in BJP, it performed well without Ram temple, can do again: Prashant Kishor
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Prashant Kishor Rules Out Contesting in Elections For Next 10 Years, Says Will Remove 'Undeveloped' Tag From Bihar
India.com News Desk | October 23, 2018 9:38 PM IST
New Delhi: Prashant Kishor, election strategist-turned-politician and the new national Vice Presiden...
Prashant Kishor Rules Out Contesting in Elections For Next 10 Years, Says Will Remove 'Undeveloped' Tag From
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Prashant Kishor Appointed JD(U)'s Vice President by Nitish Kumar
India.com News Desk | October 16, 2018 2:25 PM IST
New Delhi: A month after joining Janata Dal (United), political strategist Prashant Kishor was on Tu...
Prashant Kishor Appointed JD(U)'s Vice President by Nitish Kumar
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2018-10-16T03:25:43+00:00
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Discussion on Seat Sharing With BJP at Final Stage, Official Announcement Soon, Says JD(U)
India.com News Desk | September 16, 2018 8:13 PM IST
Discussion on Seat Sharing With BJP at Final Stage, Official Announcement Soon, Says JD(U)
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2018-09-16T09:13:29+00:00
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Election Strategist Prashant Kishor Makes Political Debut, Joins Nitish Kumar's JD(U)
India.com News Desk | September 16, 2018 10:02 AM IST
Election Strategist Prashant Kishor Makes Political Debut, Joins Nitish Kumar's JD(U)
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2019 Lok Sabha Elections: Won’t Campaign For Any Party, Want to go Back to The Grassroots, Says Prashant Kishor
India.com News Desk | September 10, 2018 10:19 AM IST
2019 Lok Sabha Elections: Won’t Campaign For Any Party, Want to go Back to The Grassroots, Says Prashant Ki
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2018-09-09T23:19:41+00:00
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2019 General Elections: Prashant Kishor Ropes in 60,000 Student Volunteers
India.com News Desk | August 13, 2018 8:33 AM IST
New Delhi, Aug 13: In the run-up to the 2019 general elections polls, college-going students have pl...
2019 General Elections: Prashant Kishor Ropes in 60,000 Student Volunteers
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2018-08-12T21:33:59+00:00
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Prashant Kishor Likely to Join Hands With BJP, May Strategise PM Modi's Campaign in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections: Reports
India.com News Desk | July 14, 2018 9:16 AM IST
New Delhi, July 14: Prashant Kishor, the poll strategist who played a key role in Prime Minister Nar...
Prashant Kishor Likely to Join Hands With BJP, May Strategise PM Modi's Campaign in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections:
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Dumping Mahagathbandhan, Nitish Kumar Also Loses Prashant Kishor, the Strategist Behind 2015 Poll Victory
Mohammed Uzair Shaikh | July 30, 2017 7:29 PM IST
Patna, July 30: By dumping the Mahagathbandhan, Nitish Kumar also loses Prashant Kishor , the poll s...
Dumping Mahagathbandhan, Nitish Kumar Also Loses Prashant Kishor, the Strategist Behind 2015 Poll Victory
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Congress hails Prashant Kishor's work, Randeep Surjewala says party values his contribution
Sohit Mishra | March 21, 2017 11:57 AM IST
Lucknow, Mar 21: Reacting on the posters placed by Congress workers against poll strategist Prashant...
Congress hails Prashant Kishor's work, Randeep Surjewala says party values his contribution
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2017-03-21T00:57:44+00:00
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Find 'missing' Prashant Kishor and get Rs 5 lakh, announces poster outside Congress office after poll rout
Surabhi Shaurya | March 20, 2017 2:58 PM IST
New Delhi: After Congress' embarrassing debacle in Assembly elections 2017, a party leader from Ball...
Find 'missing' Prashant Kishor and get Rs 5 lakh, announces poster outside Congress office after poll rout
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2017-03-20T03:58:49+00:00
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Has Prashant Kishor lost his Midas touch?
Indo-Asian News Service | March 11, 2017 7:31 PM IST
New Delhi, March 11: Often credited with turning Narendra Modi into a political brand and bringing a...
Has Prashant Kishor lost his Midas touch?
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2017-03-11T08:31:09+00:00
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AAP one of the tough competitors we faced: Prashant Kishor
PTI Feeds | March 11, 2017 3:25 PM IST
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) After Congress' victory in Punjab, Prashant Kishor, one of the key poll stra...
AAP one of the tough competitors we faced: Prashant Kishor
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2017-03-11T04:25:33+00:00
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Prashant Kishor meets Akhilesh Yadav: Potential tie-up with Samajwadi Party leaves UP Congress divided
India.com News Desk | November 7, 2016 11:46 PM IST
Lucknow, Nov 7: Congress' poll strategist in Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Kishor met Uttar Pradesh Chief ...
Prashant Kishor meets Akhilesh Yadav: Potential tie-up with Samajwadi Party leaves UP Congress divided
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2016-11-07T12:46:41+00:00
2016-11-07T12:46:41+00:00
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Congress poll strategist Prashant Kishor meets UP CM Akhilesh Yadav amid grand alliance speculation
Press Trust of India | November 7, 2016 10:38 PM IST
Lucknow, Nov 7: A day after holding marathon talks with Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav,...
Congress poll strategist Prashant Kishor meets UP CM Akhilesh Yadav amid grand alliance speculation
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2016-11-07T11:38:20+00:00
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