Prashant Kishor(37)master election strategist, will now be ranked equal to a Cabinet minister in Bihar, with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appointing him as his Adviser on policy and programme implementation.
Prashant Kishor, who designed Nitish Kumar's winning campaign for the Bihar assembly elections in November last, will be charged with overseeing the implementation of what is called the "7 nishchay (resolve)" - promises that the chief minister made to the state while seeking another term.
"7 Nischay," which include schemes like reservation for women and power supply to each household, were part of the Nitish Kumar strategy that Prashant Kishor crafted for the Bihar election, his second big success.
Prashant Kishor had first shot to fame as the man who designed some of the most successful elements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national election campaign, including the "chai pe charcha" or a discussion over tea and 3D hologram rallies
Prashant Kishor quit a United Nation health expert's job in Africa and returned to India in 2011. His group, the Indian Political Action Committee or I-PAC, features mostly MBAs and Ivy League and IIT graduates
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