Prashant Kishor Interview with Abhinav Pandey | Bihar Elections 2025 | News Pinch

Abhinav Pandey and the News Pinch team reached the residence of Prashant Kishor — the man whose name has become synonymous with political change in Bihar. From crafting national election strategies to walking village after village under the Jan Suraaj movement, Kishor has now placed himself at the centre of Bihar’s biggest political conversation ahead of the 2025 Elections. In this exclusive interview, Prashant Kishor opens up on his journey, his learnings from years in national politics, and the mission that drives Jan Suraaj. He shares what he sees as Bihar’s deepest challenges — education, governance, migration — and how he plans to rebuild trust between people and politics. Credits- Host - Abhinav Pandey D.O.P - Taufeeq Ansari Edit - Abhay Patel Chapters- 0:00 — Introduction 0:57 — Elections heat up; stakes set 1:39 — “All 243 tickets finalized” 1:51 — How Jan Suraaj shortlisted 12,500 → 750 → 243 candidates 2:39 — 95% candidates from within Jan Suraaj; money/muscle rejected 3:20 — ~200 first-time contenders: doctors, lawyers, educators 7:03 — Why PK chose not to contest; prioritizing his candidates 8:20 — “Raghavpur vs Karghar” — the hot-seat debate 10:00 — Avoiding caste narrative; focus on education & jobs 12:21 — 3-step anti-migration plan (CD ratio, MGNREGA+agri, 4% loans) 14:22 — Fixing capital flight: raise Bihar’s CD ratio from ~40% to ~70% 15:17 — Job math: pathway to 40–50 lakh local opportunities 22:06 — Education gap: why reservation alone isn’t enough 23:30 — Land reforms as justice: clarity, productivity, ownership 28:00 — On prohibition: “fake law” harming the poor; regulate instead 31:26 — Global evidence: total prohibition fails; regulate & enforce 35:44 — On “job for every home” promise: PK’s blunt reality check 37:16 — Nitish Kumar: leadership, health, and governance critique 41:31 — Lalu Prasad: gave voice, but not education/jobs 45:00 — Prediction: “Nitish won’t be CM after Nov 14” 48:05 — Post-poll stand: no tie-ups without clear mandate; anti-BJP line 49:55 — EVM stance: “Trust the system unless proven otherwise” #PrashantKishor #JanSuraaj #BiharElections2025 #AbhinavPandey #NewsPinch #ExclusiveInterview #BiharPolitics #JanSuraajMovement #PrashantKishorInterview #BaliaVillage #WestChamparan #Bettiah #BiharNews #GroundReport #PoliticalStrategy #JanSuraajYatra #PKBihar #BiharYouth #PoliticalReform #ElectionCoverage #BiharFuture #IndianPolitics #PoliticalChange #JanSuraajBihar #AbhinavPandeyReports #NewsPinchExclusive #Bihar2025 #PoliticalVision #BiharPoliticalRevolution #biharupdates Follow #NewsPinch for more: Instagram:   / thenewspinch   Twitter: https://x.com/thenewspinch Facebook:   / thenewspinch   #AbhinavPandey #SaurabhTripathi #NewsPinch #News #India #UttarPradesh #Politics #Entertainment #SocialMedia #TechNews #AI #Journalism #Student #Media