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Strategist turned politician Prashant Kishor, who is trying to emerge as a new alternative on the electoral and political pitch of Bihar through his political party Jan Suraj, has now expanded the scope of his strategy beyond the Assembly and has turned it towards the Legislative Council i.e. the Upper House. These days, there is a strong discussion in the politics of Bihar that Prashant Kishor is not limited to just holding rallies and marches on the ground, but he also wants to establish such a hold on the legislative platform that it can become a big challenge for both the current power of the state and the traditional opposition. There are murmurs in the political circles that Prashant Kishore’s party or his strategic equations are now planning to create a strong axis in the Upper House, for which he just needs ‘one more’ support or member. If this equation fits perfectly, then a new power center will be established in the political corridors of Bihar, which has the power to completely overturn the political equations of the state in view of the upcoming assembly elections.
#Equation of Upper House and masterplanning of Prashant Kishor in Bihar politics
As difficult as it is for any political party or new political front to build a support base on the ground, it is more challenging to raise one’s voice within the House and effectively intervene in the legislative process. Prashant Kishor understands very well that if he has to stand as a strong and sustainable alternative to the traditional political parties of Bihar (like RJD, JDU, BJP and Congress), he will have to make his presence felt on policy matters and also within the House. The game of numbers in the Legislative Council has always been a major measure of bargaining and political influence between the ruling and the opposition. Prashant Kishor’s strategic mind has caught this pulse and he is busy in creating a pressure group or alternative opposition axis in the state’s Upper House which can corner the government on every front. Experts say that his strategy is not limited to just adding a few MLAs or Legislative Councilors, but a long and well-thought-out ideological and electoral background is working behind it, which tries to give a direct message to the exploited, deprived and change-seeking voters of Bihar that the option will no longer be present only on paper but will also be present with full force inside the House.
#Trying to establish itself as an alternative to the traditional opposition
At present, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other parties are playing their role as the main opposition party in Bihar, but Prashant Kishor has been continuously claiming that in the last three decades, the people of Bihar have only been deceived by the traditional parties and have pushed the state backward on the development fronts. In such a situation, if Prashant Kishor succeeds in creating a new and strong axis within the Upper House, then he will be in a position to claim in front of the public that he is not just a leader giving speeches on the street, but also sitting within the system, has the ability to raise public issues in a legal and legislative manner. Even the big stalwarts of the state are aware of what kind of manipulations, political meetings and strategic agreements are going on behind the scenes to achieve this magical figure of ‘one more’. This is the reason why both the ruling party and the opposition camp have become alert that if Prashant Kishor strengthens his alternative axis within the Legislative Council, then the entire power center of the state’s politics can change in the coming days and it will not be possible for any party to ignore his views in policy decisions.
#How effective will this big political move of Prashant Kishor be before the upcoming assembly elections?
Every next step in the politics of Bihar is kept on the chessboard of the upcoming big elections and this Legislative Council plan of Prashant Kishore is also being considered an important part of that bigger strategy. Under the Jan Suraj Abhiyan, he is continuously trying to connect with the public by visiting every village, but political analysts believe that elections are not won only through public relations, but for this a strong organization, resources and legislative power is also required. By strengthening his hold in the Upper House, Prashant Kishor wants to prove that both stability and seriousness are present in his politics. If he succeeds in solving this equation of ‘one more’, it will not only be a major victory for his political skills but will also signal the beginning of a new era in Bihar politics. The coming few weeks will decide how far Prashant Kishor’s master plan for the Upper House comes to fruition and whether he really succeeds in becoming the new and main axis of Bihar politics by challenging the dominance of traditional parties.