Pappu Yadav Alleges Secret Amit Shah Pact with Prashant Kishor, Questions Bihar Funds

At NDTV's high-stakes Bihar Power Play conclave in Patna on November 1, 2025—amid the feverish buildup to the state assembly elections—Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, launched a scathing broadside against poll strategist-turned-Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor. Speaking to journalists Ankit Tyagi and Sucherita Kukreti, Yadav branded Kishor a "looter" who has exploited Bihar's resources, alleging he amassed around ₹650 crore through opaque consultancy deals not reflected in any company's balance sheets. "Who gave him this money? A man who claims to earn from advice, yet flees from state to state—Nitish Kumar as foster father, then Jagan Reddy, then Mamata Banerjee—can't fool us anymore," Yadav thundered, painting Kishor as an unreliable "impersonator" who flip-flops on ambitions from Chief Minister to mere change-maker.

Yadav's ire peaked over Kishor's recent complaints of BJP intimidation against his candidates, dismissing them as theater. "Prashant ji says Amit Shah is threatening my candidates—this isn't intimidation; it's an understanding, a friendship," he claimed, implying a covert alliance between Jan Suraaj and the BJP's top brass, including Home Minister Amit Shah. This charge echoes escalating tensions, as Kishor had accused the BJP just days earlier on October 22 of "looting" his candidates through pressure tactics, forcing three withdrawals before the first polling phase on November 6. Yadav, a vocal Mahagathbandhan supporter, further accused Kishor of preying on the common man: "I hate people who take money from the poor," he said, linking the funds to a broader "looting" of Bihar ahead of the polls where Jan Suraaj aims to disrupt the NDA-Mahagathbandhan duopoly.

The interview veered into alliance dynamics when Yadav repeatedly pivoted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the "face" of the opposition's Bihar campaign, a subtle dig at Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav, the official Mahagathbandhan CM candidate. "Tejashwi is the face, but the poll plank is Rahul's— he's tirelessly raising Bihar-centric issues like jobs and development," Yadav insisted, rebuffing moderators' probes into Tejashwi: "Why keep asking about him? Bihar politics must transcend caste; Congress doesn't play that game." This comes amid BJP's barbs at Tejashwi's "lofty promises" and NDA's manifesto pledges, including one crore jobs, which Misa Bharti of RJD mocked as unfeasible on October 31. Yadav's endorsement of Rahul underscores internal INDIA bloc frictions, especially as polls suggest a tight three-way race with Jan Suraaj polling third but gaining ground in surveys.

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In a lighter twist amid the verbal fireworks, the conclave—featuring heavyweights like Amit Shah and Chirag Paswan—turned melodic when Yadav, known for his fiery oratory and folk roots, serenaded the audience with classics like "Chandan sa badan" and Bhojpuri hits, drawing cheers and briefly easing the poll-season heat. As Bihar hurtles toward its multi-phase elections starting November 6, Yadav's outbursts amplify the chaos: Kishor's bold prediction at the event of either under 10 or over 150 seats for Jan Suraaj, Shah's development rhetoric, and opposition unity questions all collide. With caste no longer the sole prism—as Kishor himself argued—Yadav's call for a "people's government" via Mahagathbandhan resonates, but his barbs risk deepening rifts in a battle where every alliance whisper could swing the 243 seats.

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