Maverick political strategist and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, whose party failed to make any mark in the just concluded Bihar assembly elections, blames it on the massive diversion of funds by the Narendra Modi government to Bihar ahead of the elections.

He told reporters on Sunday that World Bank funds worth Rs 14,000 crore, earmarked for development projects, were diverted to provide Rs 10,000 cash transfers to women before the elections, thereby influencing the recently concluded election.

He described the move as “a clear misuse of public money and an unethical attempt to sway the electoral process,” and demanded a thorough investigation.

The Nitish Kumar government had transferred Rs 10,000 to the accounts of 1.25 crore women voters under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojga

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