Shah asked me twice to induct Prashant Kishor into JD-U: Nitish
January 16, 2019  09:41
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday night claimed that he had twice received suggestions for inducting poll strategist Prashant Kishor into his JD-U by BJP national president Amit Shah.

Kumar, who also heads the JD-U, said this at an event organised by a private news channel while responding to queries as to whether he looked at the poll strategist-turned-politician as his political successor.

Kishor was inducted into the JD-U in September last year and elevated to the post of national vice-president weeks later triggering speculation that he was being thought of by Kumar as his political heir.

"He was not a newcomer for us. He had worked with us in the 2015 assembly polls. For a brief period, he was busy elsewhere. Please let it be known that none other than Amit Shah had asked me twice to induct Kishor in the JD-U," he said.

"Prashant Kishor has been assigned the task of attracting young talent, from all social segments, to politics which was becoming inaccessible to those not born in political families," he added.

"I have a lot of affection for Prashant Kishor. But please, let us not talk in terms of successors. This is not a monarchy," Kumar said.

-- PTI
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