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Earlier, Prashant Kishor had hinted that he would contest the polls either from his birthplace Kargahar or from Raghopur.
Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor
Bihar Polls: Political Strategist Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party on Thursday released its first list of 51 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, but his name was not included in the list.
Addressing a press conference in Patna, JSP President Udai Singh said Kishor is likely to hit the campaign trail on October 11 from Raghopur, the constituency of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
“We will soon release a list of candidates for other seats. If you find Kishor Ji’s name on the list, then he will be contesting. It’s quite clear. Kishor Ji will launch the party’s election campaign from Raghopur on October 11”, Singh said.
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Among the prominent candidates named by the party are Lata Singh, daughter of former Union Minister RCP Singh, who has been fielded from Asthawa, and Jagriti Thakur, granddaughter of socialist leader Karpoori Thakur, who will contest from Morwa in Samastipur.
Popular Bhojpuri singer Ritesh Pandey will contest from the Kargahar assembly seat, and Pritti Kinnar from the third gender community will contest from the Bhorey seat in Gopalganj. The party has also fielded famous Mathematician KC Sinha from the Kumhrar seat in Patna.
What Prashant Kishor Said?
After releasing the first list of candidates, Kishor said that tickets have been given to those who have worked the hardest over the past to uplift the party.
“For change in Bihar, to create a better system, the effort that Jan Suraaj has started is now in its final and decisive phase. We had promised the people of Bihar that those who will work to improve Bihar will be given the opportunity to contest elections…Tickets have been given to those who have worked the hardest over the past nearly 2 years to advance Jan Suraaj…” he said as quoted by news agency ANI.
#WATCH Patna: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor says, “For change in Bihar, to create a better system, the effort that Jan Suraaj has started is now in its final and decisive phase. We had promised the people of Bihar that those who will work to improve Bihar will be given the… pic.twitter.com/emncbiLucV— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2025
Earlier, Kishor had hinted that he would contest the polls either from his birthplace Kargahar or from Raghopur. With the Kargahar candidate now announced, speculation is growing that Kishor will likely contest from Raghopur.
A kingmaker who has planned the victory of many is now himself in the contest that will test his ground strength in Bihar.
Bihar Elections 2025
The election for the 243 Assembly seats in Bihar will be held in two phases —November 6 and November 11, with counting scheduled for November 14.
Currently, the NDA holds 131 seats- comprising BJP (80), JD(U) (45), Hindustan Awami Morcha (4), and two Independents, while the opposition Mahagathbandhan has 111 seats- RJD (77), Congress (19), CPI(ML) (11), CPI(M) (2), and CPI (2).
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
October 09, 2025, 15:51 IST
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