New Delhi: Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor Monday said he earned Rs 241 crore through business consulting in the past three years, paid nearly Rs 51 crore as taxes and donated about Rs 99 crore to his party Jan Suraaj. He made the remarks at a press conference in Patna days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raised questions about the funding of his party.

Kishor said he did not charge any money for his services as an adviser earlier but when “we started the Bihar campaign, we decided that we would now charge a fee because we need money for society”. “So, since 2021, whoever has sought help from Prashant Kishor, whoever has sought advice from us…I charge a fee”.

Months after exiting political consultancy in 2021, Kishor launched the Jan Suraaj Padyatra on 2 Octobe

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