Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Kishor Meets Priyanka After Bihar Election Defeat
Prashant Kishor, a political strategist, recently met with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a senior Congress leader.
This meeting happened after both did poorly in the Bihar elections.
Kishor's new party, Jan Suraaj, didn't win any seats, and the Congress also did badly.
They used to work together, but Kishor left because he wanted more control and the Congress didn't agree with his ideas.
Both sides have different opinions on how the Congress should be run.
Kishor thinks the Congress needs big changes, while the Congress leadership was not ready for those changes.
They met to talk about working together again, but neither side has said much about it yet.
Prashant Kishor met with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at Sonia Gandhi's residence in Delhi.
Both Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party and the Congress performed poorly in the Bihar elections.
Kishor had previously proposed reforms to the Congress, but talks fell through in 2022.
Kishor criticized the Congress's electoral strategies and leadership, while the Congress offered him a role which he declined.
The meeting has sparked speculation about a potential renewal of ties between Kishor and the Congress.
- Who
- Prashant Kishor and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
- What
- Meeting after poor performance in Bihar elections
- When
- Recently, after Bihar Assembly elections
- Where
- Sonia Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence, Delhi
- Why
- To discuss potential renewal of ties and future strategies
Congress Leadership
Prashant Kishor
Party Reforms
Congress Leadership
Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi, was not ready for the sweeping changes Kishor demanded.
Prashant Kishor
Kishor believes the Congress needs leadership and structural reforms to fix deep-rooted problems.
Electoral Strategy
Congress Leadership
Congress focused on issues like Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and Rahul Gandhi’s vote theft campaign.
Prashant Kishor
Kishor criticized these strategies, stating they were not electoral issues in Bihar and dismissed Rahul Gandhi's influence on Gen Z.
- Participants
- Prashant Kishor and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
- Location
- Sonia Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence, Delhi
- Context
- After poor performance in Bihar elections
- Jan Suraaj Party Performance
- Lost deposits on 236 of 238 seats
- Congress Performance
- Won 6 of 61 seats, down from 19 in 2020
- Past Interaction
- Kishor proposed Congress revival in 2021, talks fell through in 2022
- Kishor's Criticism
- Congress needs leadership and structural reforms
- Congress Response
- Offered Kishor a role in Empowered Action Group, which he declined
