Better The Devil You Know Than The Devil You Don’t
The political debacle of Prashant Kishor, also known as PK, the founder and strategist of the newly formed party Jan Suraj, flabbergasted his fans, party workers, members, and people in the recently concluded election in the poll-bound State of Bihar. Nobody expected that, considering the galvanizing moments his team had created on social platforms, and the 3 years of intensive foot marches he and his party workers did. It was an earth-shattering moment for someone held in high regard as India’s arguably most influential political strategist, whose portfolios boast of impressive political victories of many prominent Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A man of such standing, having lost all 238 seats on which his party launched its candidates, not only blunts his so-far dignified (or overestimated) clout as India’s best political strategist, but it has also put in the spotlight some of his character weaknesses, including blabber-mouthing and sentencing condes...