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Prashant Kishor, Vijay, Annamalai signal new politics start-up era
Prashant Kishor's victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election on August 3 has sparked talk of a new, start-up-style template in Indian politics, India Today reports. The strategist-turned-politician's Jan Suraaj Party, which drew…
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Prashant Kishor's victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election on August 3 has sparked talk of a new, start-up-style template in Indian politics, India Today reports. The strategist-turned-politician's Jan Suraaj Party, which drew a blank in the 2025 Bihar election, defeated the BJP in a seat it had held for 30 years.
The report links Kishor with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and former BJP leader K Annamalai as three figures building politics from scratch. Each uses personal brand, direct citizen engagement, data and issue-based mobilisation rather than traditional caste or religious coalitions, signalling a possible generational shift.
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The hype around a politics start-up era ignores that Kishor's party lost all 238 seats it contested in Bihar before this one by-poll. One seat does not make a movement, and comparisons to unicorn Vijay, who leads a full government, are premature. Annamalai has yet to win anything. The real test will be whether Jan Suraaj can repeat Bankipur in a general election, not just a favourable by-poll. Until then, this is a story of one upset, not a trend.
Source: indiatoday.in
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