Prashant Kishor

Prashant Kishor (born 20 March 1977), colloquially known as PK, is an Indian politician currently serving as the Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly representing Bankipur assembly constituency, Patna, Bihar. He is a former political strategist, political advisor, consultant, and the founder of the Jan Suraaj Party. He worked in public health in a United Nations funded programme for eight years before venturing into Indian politics and working as a political strategist. Kishor has worked as a successful political strategist for several political parties including the BJP, JD(U), INC, AAP, YSRCP, DMK and TMC. His first major political campaign was in 2011 to help Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat get re-elected to the CM Office for a third time in the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2012. In 2024, he launched the Jan Suraaj Party in Bihar and contested the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. In 2026, he won the by-election for Bankipur assembly constituency.