Prashant Kishor

Blog: BJP's "Bengalification" To Blunt Mamata Banerjee's "Didi Ke Bolo"

Blog | Monideepa Banerjie | Friday August 23, 2019

It is not exactly imitation but poll strategist Prashant Kishor can feel flattered. His mass contact campaign for Mamata Banerjee called Didi Ke Bolo or Tell Didi has prompted BJP Bengal to launch a counter campaign for its chief Dilip Ghosh.

"2 Toilets For 400?": Mamata Banerjee Blasts Minister During Slum Visit

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 19, 2019

It could be the Prashant Kishor effect, an extension of his makeover plan as part of her "Didi Ke Bolo", or a deliberate change in style. But on Monday, Mamata Banerjee did something she had not in the last few years. She dropped by a slum in Howrah, walked into dingy homes and chatted with residents about the problems they faced.

Prashant Kishor Accused Of Interfering In Bengal Government's Functioning

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

The BJP's West Bengal unit on Monday charged poll strategist Prashant Kishor and his team members with interfering in the functioning of the state government officers and looking into the confidential files of the various departments.

"Baseless": Trinamool On BJP's Claims About Prashant Kishor

India News | Sunday August 11, 2019

The BJP's Bengal unit on Sunday charged poll strategist Prashant Kishor and his team members with interfering in the functioning of state government officers and asking senior officials to take orders from them.

After Hotline, A "Pride" Campaign: Team PK Rebranding Mamata Banerjee

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday August 2, 2019

Days after unveiling a helpline and a website to help citizens reach out to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with their complaints, an online campaign to let people express "why they are proud of her" was launched by the Trinamool Congress on Friday.

Prashant Kishor Can't Ensure Trinamool's 2021 Victory: Shivraj Chouhan

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

BJP national vice-president Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the TMC bringing on board poll strategist Prashant Kishor to chalk out the path for victory in the 2021 Assembly elections will not bear fruit as the BJPwill grab power in West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee Minus Mercurial Is Prashant Kishor's Strategy For 2021

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday August 1, 2019

A three-stop mantra for Mamata Banerjee - stop getting angry, stop taking communal divides, stop fighting the BJP. This is the strategy emerging for the Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister days after poll strategist group IPAC, steered by Prashant Kishor, made a low profile on the Bengal scene. And Ms Banerjee is believed to be ...

Prashant Kishor To Skip Mamata Banerjee's Press Conference Today

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday July 29, 2019

Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson, will hold a press conference in Kolkata on Monday, which is her first press meet since election strategist Prashant Kishor came to the aid of her party.

Mamata Banerjee Calls For Meeting To Discuss 2021 Assembly Poll Strategy

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 27, 2019

In a bid to revamp the party organisation ahead of the 2021 assembly polls in West Bengal and discuss its strategy for it, the Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has called a meeting of party MLAs and functionaries here early next week, a senior party leader saidon Saturday.

Prashant Kishor Skips Trinamool's Martyrs' Day Rally

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 21, 2019

Despite speculations that poll strategist Prashant Kishor would attend the Trinamool Congress' Martyrs' Day rally on Sunday, he gave it a miss.

Prashant Kishor Aboard, Trinamool To Launch Bengal Battle With Mega Rally

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday July 18, 2019

When Trinamool Congress holds its annual show of strength on July 21, which it observes as Martyrs' Day, the party will also be kicking off its battle for the Bengal assembly elections. And perhaps not a moment too soon, given the inroads made by the BJP in the state over the last few months.

Prashant Kishor Meets Mamata Banerjee Again Amid Appointment Speculations

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 28, 2019

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor met Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee for the second time in a month on Thursday, fuelling speculation that he might take a lead role in preparing the party's strategy for the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls.

"Move On": Reprieve For Prashant Kishor In Nitish Kumar's Words To Media

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday June 10, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's number two in the party, Prashant Kishor, is about to offer his top-rated poll-winning consultancy to Mamata Banerjee.

Asked To Explain Mamata Banerjee Contract, What Prashant Kishor Said

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 10, 2019

The much expected explanation from Prashant Kishor about signing up to help Mamata Banerjee with her election campaign, did not materialise as Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United held its national executive meeting on Sunday.

BJP Takes Aim At "Student" Prashant Kishor Vs "Principal" Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 8, 2019

Taking a dig at TMC chief Mamata Banerjee for engaging election strategist Prashant Kishor for the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls, the BJP said he is not a "bigger" strategist than its president Amit Shah.