Bihar’s political arena has always been a tangle of caste loyalties, cash power, and coalition arithmetic. But this election season, a new and noisy wildcard, Prashant Kishor, has entered the fray, injecting high-octane unpredictability into the electoral battle.

His fervent exposes, public challenges, bold claims and scathing indictments of established politicians have turned him into a lightning rod for both curiosity and controversy. The question echoing across drawing rooms and dhabas alike is simple but loaded: will PK be a vote katua, a kingmaker, or the king himself?

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The Disrupter’s Dilemma

In a state where political identities are inherited, PK is trying to build one from scratch, almost by copying the Arvind Kejriwal template.

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