Amid Bihar shuffle of cards, Prashant Kishor prepares to pull an ace

In fact, Nitish Kumar's days have been packed since May with Kishor working on building his own party -- the newest player in a state whose politics has for long revolved round the faces who came up during the JP Movement.
In the portico of Sheikhpura House of Patna’s Bailey Road, young men with notepads and pens sit on neatly arranged chairs, waiting anxiously. Bihar is in the midst of political upheaval with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar forming a new alliance with the RJD. Only a few kilometers away, top leaders of the BJP are protesting at their party office at Birchand Patel Path.

Minutes later, the doors of the bungalow open and Prashant Kishor, arguably India’s most-sought-after election strategist in recent times, walks out. He addresses the eager youngsters for the next hour and a half even as media persons wait inside for his views on the political developments in the state. It’s a busy day for the former JD(U) national vice president.