Hyderabad, Sept. 8 -- When Prashant Kishor in a series of interviews in May 2024 predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance's tally would surpass 400-seats in the Lok Sabha election many independent political observers questioned his neutrality, while some others went on to dub him as a Modi-bhakt (loyalist). Yet the truth is that a year later his campaign and speeches appear to be damaging the poll prospect of the NDA more than that of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. Ahead of the Assembly election due in October-November He too is contributing to the creation of an anti-incumbency environment.

The compulsion with him in poll-bound Bihar is that apart from dynastic rule and educational qu...