evidence: Kishor is stopping in villages and towns, holding mini rallies on the way and holding conversations with various kinds of groups, panchayat members and mukhiyas. [...] Admittedly, Kishor wants to provide background support to that political party. This seems to be an attempt to mask his ambition, which, at least in the medium to long term, is to lead a party in Bihar with a sizeable chunk of votes. [...] One party which he didn’t seem to be too critical of is Congress. This, however, should not be a surprise given it was only some time ago that he was considering to work with the Congress and help the party revive its political fortunes. During his interview with India Today in December 2023, Kishor termed Congress as closest to his ideological inclination and didn’t deny the prospects of working with the party.