Son of Bihar Manish Kashyap: Coming from West Champaran (Bettiah) of Bihar, he created his own identity on social media. Manish Kashyap Now we are going to start a new innings in the world of entertainment. Manish Kashyap, known for his outspoken style and ground reporting on social media, will now be a part of the reality show 'Rise & Fall Season 2'. His entry has been announced in the new promo of the show. Ever since the promo came out, there is discussion on social media about Manish Kashyap's style and his dialogues.
Manish Kashyap is seen in his old attitude in the promo. He says, “Life is a challenge.” After this his style regarding the penthouse becomes more aggressive. He says, “Is the penthouse your father’s inheritance?” After this comes his dialogue, “We will create a bad atmosphere. Don't be proud of your rise, otherwise we will make you fall.”
At the end of the promo, Manish Kashyap is seen calling himself the son of Bihar and asking for blessings from the people. It will be interesting to see how much this style becomes a part of his game in the show.
Recognition received from social media
- Manish Kashyap's real name is Tripurari Kumar Tiwari. He comes from West Champaran district of Bihar and created his identity on social media by the name of Manish Kashyap.
- Manish's digital platform 'Sach Tak News' was a big part of his identity for a long time. By making videos on issues related to roads, bridges, government work and local problems, he has been seen directly questioning officials and responsible people.
- Manish's style has been quite different from traditional journalism. Reaching the spot with a camera, highlighting people's problems and directly questioning officials has been the specialty of his videos.
- Because of this outspoken style, he got a large number of followers on social media. His social media influence was also specifically mentioned in his election profile during the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.
- Manish Kashyap has studied civil engineering and after that became active in the field of digital media. His official name is recorded as Tripurari Kumar Tiwari in election documents and media reports.
How did the Tamil Nadu issue come into discussion in 2023?
The year 2023 was very important in Manish Kashyap's journey. Some videos related to alleged attacks on migrant laborers from Bihar in Tamil Nadu had surfaced on social media. Police and government officials had described these videos as fake and misleading. In this case, many cases were registered against Manish Kashyap in Bihar and Tamil Nadu and he was arrested in March 2023.
Tamil Nadu Police had also taken action against him under the National Security Act i.e. NSA. A hearing was also held in the Supreme Court regarding this matter. In April 2023, the Supreme Court had raised questions on the imposition of NSA and sought answers from the Tamil Nadu government. Later in November 2023, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court granted him bail and dropped the charges under NSA. After this, he was released from jail in December 2023 after getting bail in the remaining cases also. This entire incident brought Manish Kashyap into the limelight at the national level.
Entry into politics after coming out of jail
- After coming out of jail, Manish Kashyap decided to play an active role in politics. In April 2024, he took membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party. At that time, instead of contesting elections, he chose the path of working with the party. However, this political journey did not last long.
- In June 2025, Manish Kashyap announced his resignation from BJP. After this, in July 2025, he took membership of Prashant Kishore's Jan Suraj Party.
- After this, he contested the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections as a candidate of Jan Suraj from Chanpatia Assembly seat of West Champaran. He got 37,172 votes in the election and stood third.
- Congress's Abhishek Ranjan secured 87,538 votes and defeated BJP's Umakant Singh by a margin of 602 votes. That is, the election journey of Manish Kashyap, who reached politics from social media, was also in discussion, but he could not reach the assembly from Chanpatia.
E20 petrol controversy increases discussion again
- In 2026, Manish Kashyap once again came into limelight, this time due to the controversy related to E20 petrol and his Toyota Innova Hycross.
- Manish had released the video claiming that his car faced engine related problems after using E20 petrol. Regarding this issue, he had also raised questions on the policy of ethanol blending in petrol of the Central Government.
- After this, Toyota, based on its technical investigation, said that the problem of the vehicle was not caused by E20 petrol, but due to contaminated fuel. The company also said that the Innova Hycross is designed and certified for E20 fuel.
- After this controversy, the news of FIR being registered against Manish Kashyap came to light.
- Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari also rejected his E20 claim and said that the vehicle's inspection revealed water/contaminated fuel instead of E20.
Now Manish Kashyap's new style will be seen in 'Rise & Fall'
Now after so many ups and downs, Manish Kashyap's new innings is starting in reality TV. In 'Rise & Fall Season 2', a game of power, strategy and relationships will be seen between a total of 15 participants. In the format of the show, the participants are divided into two parts – Rulers and Workers.
Rulers get power in the game by living in penthouses and having more facilities, while Workers have to live in basements… but the most important thing here is that no one's position is permanent. Through task, strategy, alliance and voting, Workers can come up and Rulers can go down. This means that the player who is in power today can reach the basement himself on the next turn. According to the official description of Prime Video, the position of the players will keep changing in the show through challenges, strategy, alliance, betrayal and voting.
Apart from Manish Kashyap, names like Tej Pratap Yadav, Kajal Raghavani, Sara Gurpal, Swara Bhaskar, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Karan Patel and Shehzad Poonawala are also in discussion this season.
Virender Sehwag will take charge of the show
This time the show is being hosted by former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag. That is, the presence of outspoken social media faces like Manish Kashyap and famous cricket names like Sehwag gives a different color to the show. 'Rise & Fall Season 2' is scheduled to premiere on September 26, 2026 and will be available on Prime Video. Prime Video's official page also lists Season 2 as an upcoming release in 2026.
This journey is another different kind of platform for Manish Kashyap. Manish, who once took a camera and asked questions on the streets and in government offices, then entered the political arena and now Manish, who entered the penthouse-versus-basement game of reality shows, there have been many different stages in his journey. Now the question is not how fearless Manish Kashyap is in front of the camera, because this is already his identity. The real test will be how far he can take his bluntness in the game of 'Rise & Fall' involving power, strategy, alliances and changing equations.