YouTuber Manish Kashyap joins Prashant Kishor's party month after quitting BJP
Kishor targets illiteracy, corruption, current political leadership in Bihar
Kashyap quit BJP citing ineffectiveness, lack of protection last month
Months ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, famous YouTuber Manish Kashyap on Monday joined poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) on Monday. Kashyap joined the JSP at an event organised at the Bapu Bhavan in Bihar's capital city of Patna a month after he quit the BJP.
"Famous YouTuber Manish Kashyap has joined Jan Suraaj," the party wrote on X, sharing several photos showing party chief Kishor welcoming him into the party fold.
Kishor, who played a pivotal role in the BJP's successful poll campaign during the 2014 general elections as a strategist, heaped praise on Kashyap, who is known for raising issues of public interest despite political backlash.
"Manish Kashyap is not just a YouTuber for Jan Suraj, nor is he a former BJP leader, but he is a son of Bihar who has carved out his identity through his own strength, hard work, and wisdom, and wants to do something for the state," Kishor was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
"Jan Suraj is a system that provides opportunities to every young man or individual who wants to contribute to Bihar. If he has joined Jan Suraaj, I see a significant role for him in playing a major part in this campaign for change in Bihar moving forward," he added.
This came a month after Kashyap quit the BJP, saying he felt let down by the party and suggested that his role within it had become ineffective.
In May, Kashyap had an altercation with junior doctors at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) when he reached there to plead for a patient, after which they allegedly locked him in a room and beat him.
"I couldn't protect myself while being in the BJP. How can I help others?' he said during a Facebook live session, explaining his reasons for stepping away.
Reacting to Kashyap joining his party, Prashant Kishor said that the coming together of the two young leaders will hold the key to JSP's poll campaign in the coming days.
"This is not just the coming together of two young men, but of thousands of youngsters who want to bring about a change in Bihar and get rid of the Lalu, Nitish and Modi rule. The forces who want Bihar to get rid of illiteracy, corruption, and economic exodus have come together," Prashant Kishor said while speaking to India Today TV.
The JPS chief said that the party is providing an opportunity to those who had no choice but to vote for the JDU, RJD and the BJP due to the lack of alternatives in the state.
While Prashant Kishor has constantly attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government in Bihar and the RJD's past reigns, Kashyap has been at the receiving end of the backlash by respective governments for criticising them by raising issues of public interest, exposing civic and government apathy. JSP IN BIHAR ELECTIONS
Prashant Kishor, who launched his Jan Suraaj Party in October last year, has vowed that the JSP will contest all 243 seats in Bihar and will not join either the NDA alliance of the BJP, JDU and LJP or the Mahagathbandhan of the RJD, Congress and Left parties.
Over recent months, Kishor has raised his voice against illiteracy, unemployment, corruption, and crime in the state and has attacked the Nitish Kumar government for not being able to find a solution to them.
The 243-member Bihar Legislative Assembly is scheduled to go to the polls later this year, most likely in October or November. The term of the Bihar Assembly will conclude on November 22.
Months ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, famous YouTuber Manish Kashyap on Monday joined poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) on Monday. Kashyap joined the JSP at an event organised at the Bapu Bhavan in Bihar's capital city of Patna a month after he quit the BJP.
"Famous YouTuber Manish Kashyap has joined Jan Suraaj," the party wrote on X, sharing several photos showing party chief Kishor welcoming him into the party fold.
Kishor, who played a pivotal role in the BJP's successful poll campaign during the 2014 general elections as a strategist, heaped praise on Kashyap, who is known for raising issues of public interest despite political backlash.
"Manish Kashyap is not just a YouTuber for Jan Suraj, nor is he a former BJP leader, but he is a son of Bihar who has carved out his identity through his own strength, hard work, and wisdom, and wants to do something for the state," Kishor was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
"Jan Suraj is a system that provides opportunities to every young man or individual who wants to contribute to Bihar. If he has joined Jan Suraaj, I see a significant role for him in playing a major part in this campaign for change in Bihar moving forward," he added.
This came a month after Kashyap quit the BJP, saying he felt let down by the party and suggested that his role within it had become ineffective.
In May, Kashyap had an altercation with junior doctors at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) when he reached there to plead for a patient, after which they allegedly locked him in a room and beat him.
"I couldn't protect myself while being in the BJP. How can I help others?' he said during a Facebook live session, explaining his reasons for stepping away.
Reacting to Kashyap joining his party, Prashant Kishor said that the coming together of the two young leaders will hold the key to JSP's poll campaign in the coming days.
"This is not just the coming together of two young men, but of thousands of youngsters who want to bring about a change in Bihar and get rid of the Lalu, Nitish and Modi rule. The forces who want Bihar to get rid of illiteracy, corruption, and economic exodus have come together," Prashant Kishor said while speaking to India Today TV.
The JPS chief said that the party is providing an opportunity to those who had no choice but to vote for the JDU, RJD and the BJP due to the lack of alternatives in the state.
While Prashant Kishor has constantly attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's government in Bihar and the RJD's past reigns, Kashyap has been at the receiving end of the backlash by respective governments for criticising them by raising issues of public interest, exposing civic and government apathy. JSP IN BIHAR ELECTIONS
Prashant Kishor, who launched his Jan Suraaj Party in October last year, has vowed that the JSP will contest all 243 seats in Bihar and will not join either the NDA alliance of the BJP, JDU and LJP or the Mahagathbandhan of the RJD, Congress and Left parties.
Over recent months, Kishor has raised his voice against illiteracy, unemployment, corruption, and crime in the state and has attacked the Nitish Kumar government for not being able to find a solution to them.
The 243-member Bihar Legislative Assembly is scheduled to go to the polls later this year, most likely in October or November. The term of the Bihar Assembly will conclude on November 22. Join our WhatsApp Channel
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