"If I Wanted To Contest From Bihar...": Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor, whose recent political activities have been keenly watched, today stopped short of announcing a new party but said he would dedicate himself to bringing in a new dispensation in Bihar, his home state. The ace election strategist announced a 3,000-km padyatra or march from October 2 to meet "as many people as possible" and called it a part of his mission to bring "nayi soch, naya prayas (new thinking, new effort)" in Bihar. Prashant Kishore, or PK, added that there are no elections in Bihar in the near future, so a political party was not part of his plan for now. But he left questions on his future open. While declaring his Mission Bihar, the strategist shot down speculation about any alliances with the state's main parties by criticising the rule of both Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar.