Prashant Kishor Moves To Ashram On Patna Outskirts Months After Bihar Poll Drubbing

Patna: Months after the poll drubbing in Bihar, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor said he has moved to an ashram on the outskirts of Patna. Kishor further said that he would continue to run his political activities until his party establishes itself in the next assembly elections.Speaking to reporters in Darbhanga on Wednesday, the 48-year-old political strategist-turned-politician said he moved out of his residence in Patna on Tuesday night. "Last night I shifted out of the place in Patna where I had been living. The Bihar Navnirman Ashram, situated close to IIT-Patna, shall be my abode till the next assembly polls when the Jan Suraaj Party will, hopefully, make an impact," he said, as quoted by PTI.KIshor was also a co-founder of a political consultancy,

I-PAC. He quit the organisation and floated the Jan Suraaj Party in 2024, had until now been operating from 'Sheikhpura House', a sprawling bungalow near Patna airport owned by the family of party national president and former BJP MP Uday Singh.Singh belongs to a prominent political family. His elder brother, N K Singh, is a former Rajya Sabha MP and former chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, while their late mother, Madhuri Singh, was a senior Congress leader and multiple-term MP from Purnea.Kishor, a former JD(U) vice-president, also launched a sharp attack on former chief minister Nitish Kumar, who stepped down from the post last month to enter the Rajya Sabha.Also Read: ‘No Plans to Return’: Parth Pawar Shuts Down Buzz Around Prashant Kishor-NCP Tie-Up "The one who got elected as chief minister after the elections was unable to stop migration caused by economic distress. Instead, he chose to migrate himself, but not before ensuring that his son gets a foothold," he said, referring to Kumar's son Nishant Kumar, who has joined the BJP-led government headed by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.He urged voters in Bihar to prioritise their own interests rather than vote on the basis of caste, religion, or monetary inducements."The people of Bihar must think about the future of their own children while casting votes. They should not get swayed by leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar or Lalu Prasad, nor should they sell their votes for Rs 10,000," he said.

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The remark was seen as a reference to the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana launched ahead of the assembly elections, under which over 1.5 crore women received Rs 10,000 each.In the Bihar assembly elections 2025, the Jan Suraaj Party failed to open its account.(With inputs from PTI)