Prashant Kishor (born 1977) is an Indian political strategist and business tactician . He was employed under Janata Dal (United) in September 2018 as their political strategist. He was suspended from the party on 29 January 2020 for criticizing party head Nitish Kumar's supportive stand on Citizenship Amendment Act (2019). Initially trained in political strategy and business tactic, Kishor has worked for the United Nations for eight years before entering into political strategy profession.