Bihar Election 2025: Prashant Kishor Says 60% Seek Jan Suraaj For Education, Jobs

PATNA: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor mentioned on Friday that Bihar is at the cusp of ancient alternate, with over 60 consistent with cent of its folks looking for transformation. Speaking about his two-year marketing campaign throughout villages, Kishor emphasized that individuals of Bihar need schooling and employment alternatives for his or her kids and are bored with hardships because of poverty, restricted political alternatives, and concern of leaders like Lalu Prasad Yadav and the BJP.

“We have been saying this for the last two years that the environment is changing… This time, history will be written in Bihar. For the last two years, we have been travelling around the village and saying that more than 60% of the people in Bihar want change. They want education and employment for their children. People are suffering hardships. They lived like this because of a lack of choice and fear of Lalu and the BJP. Now they have an option in the form of Jan Suraaj, they have a way out..,” he mentioned.

Jan Suraaj Party Chief Prashant Kishor got here to deal with a public rally in Wazirganj, Gaya, as a part of his marketing campaign for the impending Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. Meanwhile, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan previous introduced that he would contest the impending Bihar Assembly polls. Speaking at a public collecting in Arrah, Paswan declared that his celebration would improve the NDA in all 243 meeting seats to make sure its victory.

“For those who ask from where I will contest, I want to tell you that my party, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), and I will contest on 243 seats to make NDA candidates win and strengthen the NDA alliance. My goal is that the NDA moves towards victory,” Chirag mentioned. Making the announcement in Arrah, a historically vulnerable area for JD(U), Paswan mentioned that he would now not contest the election “from Bihar but for Bihar.” He added that he would depart the verdict of his candidacy and constituency to the folk.

Paswan’s fresh announcement has ignited a debate about seat-sharing throughout the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar. Paswan’s call for for 40 seats, bringing up his celebration’s 100 consistent with cent strike charge within the final Lok Sabha polls, has raised eyebrows amongst NDA allies. The LJP is hard 40 seats, whilst different allies like Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) also are looking for a handful of seats, whilst the BJP and JD (U) are reportedly eyeing 100 seats every.

Paswan’s competitive posturing comes towards the backdrop of the 2020 polls, the place his celebration secured a nearly 5.66 consistent with cent vote proportion. This introduced down the JD(U)’s tally from 71 in 2015 to 43, relegating it to 3rd position in the back of the RJD and BJP. Bihar is predicted to have its Assembly elections later this 12 months. However, the Election Commission has now not introduced the dates.