Prashant Kishor meets NCP chief Sunetra Pawar after bypoll win, BJP upset
Political strategist Prashant Kishor met with NCP leaders Sunetra and Parth Pawar following his recent bypoll victory in Bihar. The meeting has caused friction within the BJP-NCP alliance, as the BJP views Kishor as a political opponent.
Why it matters
The interaction signals potential shifts in political alliances and advisory roles within the Indian political landscape.
MUMBAI: Jan Suraaj party founder and prominent political strategist Prashant Kishor, who won the Bankipur bypoll in Bihar this week after defeating the BJP, called on the deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar from the NCP and her MP son Parth Pawar, on Thursday. This is the second time Kishor is meeting them in three months, raising questions about whether they want him to become the party's political advisor.The meeting has upset the BJP, the NCP's alliance partner in the government, which says it is inappropriate for a constituent of the NDA to engage with an opponent of the BJP.
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