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Prashant Kishor’s gamble: Why Bankipur bypoll is key contest for political existence of Jan Suraaj? Explained

Prashant Kishor’s gamble: Why Bankipur bypoll is key contest for political existence of Jan Suraaj? Explained

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Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor will mark his electoral debut in the Bankipur bypoll, less than a year after his Jan Suraaj party failed to open its account in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. Thus, the upcoming by-election in Bihar has become a high-stakes battle for Jan Suraaj’s political relevance. The Bankipur assembly bypoll will be held on July 30, while counting of votes is scheduled for August 3. (File Photo/PTI) While Kishor did not contest in the 2025 elections, he is now expecting to breach a BJP stronghold constituency. Also Read | ₹105 crore ahead of key Bankipur contest”>Prashant Kishor declares assets worth ₹105 crore ahead of key Bankipur contest Bankipur bypoll 2026 The Bankipur seat fell vacant after long-time MLA Nitin Nabin was elevated to the post of BJP National President and consequently resigned from the assembly. For this bypoll, the BJP has fielded Neeraj Kumar Sinha, who carries the weight of a party machinery that swept the 2025 assembly polls. In the elections last year, BJP’s Nitin Nabin emerged victorious with a vote …

Prashant Kishor’s JSP dissolves all organisational units after Bihar poll debacle

Prashant Kishor’s JSP dissolves all organisational units after Bihar poll debacle

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Published on: Nov 23, 2025 11:44 am IST The decision was taken at the party’s national council meeting in Patna, chaired by state president Manoj Bharti, in which Prashant Kishor was also present. After a disappointing performance in the recently concluded Bihar assembly elections, the Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party on Saturday dissolved all its organisational units, from the panchayat level to the state level. Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor addresses the media after his day-long silent fast, in West Champaran.(Hindustan Times) “New units will be formed in the next one and a half months,” party spokesperson Syed Masih Uddin said in a statement. Also read: ₹26 lakh for terror strikes: Big revelations in Delhi blast case”>Al Falah’s IM links, ₹26 lakh for terror strikes: Big revelations in Delhi blast case The decision was taken at the party’s national council meeting in Patna, chaired by state president Manoj Bharti, in which Prashant Kishor was also present, he said. “The party has assigned its senior leaders the responsibility of all 12 divisions of the state, where …

Ex-Union Minister RCP Singh Joins Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party In Bihar

Ex-Union Minister RCP Singh Joins Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party In Bihar

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Patna: Former Union minister RCP Singh on Sunday joined Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party in Bihar, where assembly elections are due later this year. Mr Singh also announced the merger of his ‘Aap Sabki Awaz’ with the Jan Suraaj Party. The bureaucrat-turned-politician had floated his own party in November 2024. He joined the Jan Suraaj Party in the presence of its founder Prashant Kishor. “Both of us will work together to make Bihar a developed state,” Mr Singh said at a function here. Hailing from Nalanda, the hometown of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Mr Singh was an Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer, and on central deputation, he first came in contact with Mr Kumar when the JD(U) chief was the railway minister in 1999. After assuming power in Bihar in 2005, Mr Kumar, who was visibly impressed with the administrative acumen of Mr Singh, persuaded him to come to Bihar as his principal secretary. In 2010, Mr Singh took voluntary retirement and joined Mr Kumar’s JD(U), which helped him enjoy two consecutive terms in …

Former JDU leader RCP Singh joins Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party

Former JDU leader RCP Singh joins Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party

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RCP Singh also announced the merger of his own party, AASA, which he had launched seven months ago. Singh, a former IAS officer and once principal secretary to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. Patna: RCP Singh, former national president of the Janata Dal (United) and former Union minister, has joined Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party. Around seven months ago, Singh had launched his own political outfit named AASA. Singh also announced the merger of AASA with Jan Suraaj. A former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, RCP Singh had served as the principal secretary to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for an extended period. Following differences with Nitish Kumar, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). After being sidelined by the BJP, Singh went on to launch his own party. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Prashant Kishor’s health stable, aides urge him to end fast

Prashant Kishor’s health stable, aides urge him to end fast

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Jan Suraaj party Chief Prashant Kishor. File | Photo Credit: ANI The health condition of Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who was admitted to the ICU of a hospital in Patna after leading a fast unto death, was stable on Tuesday (January 7, 2024) night and intravenous fluid was administered to him, doctors treating him said. Watch | Prashant Kishor: ‘I have decided to go to jail’ Leaders of his party, Pavan K Varma and YV Giri, visited him in the evening and said that they had urged him to end his fast as his well-being was necessary. “We have asked Prashant Kishor to consider taking normal food and protect his health. His fight is commendable, but Bihar faces many problems and his well-being is necessary for a prolonged struggle,” said Mr. Varma. “The CM’s unwillingness to meet a five-member delegation of BPSC aspirants shows his insensitivity. He is the guardian of the state, but not willing to meet protesting aspirants,” he added. Jay Prabha Medanta Hospital’s Medical Director Ravi Shankar Singh said if …

Amid Row Over Plush Van At Hunger Strike Site, Prashant Kishor’s Comeback

Amid Row Over Plush Van At Hunger Strike Site, Prashant Kishor’s Comeback

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New Delhi: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor is on a defensive during his hunger strike in Patna, after critics pointed at his plush van. Mr Kishor is on a hunger strike in support of the 70th Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) preliminary examination candidates, who alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exams. Mr Kishor’s white caravan is a modified minibus with standard caravan fittings installed. During his fast, his rivals pointed at the plush vehicle and questioned him if he was sincere in his protest. Mr Kishor shot back at them. He told reporters he needed the van to avoid the press and rivals from making false allegations of breaking the hunger strike if he went home to use the washroom, as they could say he had gone to eat meals. “If I don’t go to the bus, people ask if others use the van. Well, if it’s someone else’s house, they can go, they’re not on hunger strike, they can use the bathroom, they can go to the restroom. But I’m on …

NDA wins all four seats in Bihar bypolls; Prashant Kishor’s party fails to make a mark in debut

NDA wins all four seats in Bihar bypolls; Prashant Kishor’s party fails to make a mark in debut

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Supporters celebrate NDA’s lead in Bihar assembly by-polls, in Patna on November 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has swept all four Assembly seats in Bihar for which byelections were held on November 13 with 52.83% voter turnout. Three of these seats – Tarari, Ramgarh and Belaganj – were previously held by Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and Imamganj seat by the NDA. Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party failed to make a mark in its poll debut with its candidates suffering a severe drubbing on all four seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Tarari and Ramgarh while its ally Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] candidate Manorama Devi bagged Belaganj. Another NDA constituent Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) candidate Deepa Manjhi, who is the daughter-in-law of party chief and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Roshan Manjhi in Imamganj. The RJD, which previously held Ramgarh and Belaganj, drew a blank this time. The CPI(ML), which won Tarari for the last two terms, failed to …

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Party urges Supreme Court to postpone by-elections in Bihar – India TV

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Party urges Supreme Court to postpone by-elections in Bihar – India TV

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Image Source : PTI Prashant Kishor Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Party on Saturday filed a plea in the Supreme Court to postpone by-elections in Bihar which are scheduled to be held on November 13. In the petition filed by Jan Suraj Party, it has cited that due to Chhath Puja in Bihar, there has been a demand to shift the date of by-election from November 13 to 20. The Supreme Court will hear the petition of Jan Suraj Party on Monday November 11. In the petition, Jan Suraj Party has argued that the dates of elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Kerala were advanced by the Election Commission on the basis of religious events, whereas despite the folk festival like Chhath in Bihar, the dates of by-elections in Bihar were not postponed. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Prashant Kishor’s new party: He should lead it from the front – India TV

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Image Source : INDIA TV India TV Editor-in Chief Rajat Sharma Political strategist Prashant Kishor formally became a ‘neta’ on October 2, when he launched his Jan Suraaj Party in Patna. More than 50,000 people from all over Bihar attended his meeting. Prashant Kishor declared his party would follow neither the Left nor the Right path, but will tread the “humanist path”. His party flag will bear the pictures of Gandhi and Ambedkar. Prashant Kishor promised to remove prohibition in Bihar within one hour if his party comes to power. Retired Indian Foreign Service officer Manoj Bharti will serve as the party’s working president and all decisions will be taken at the ‘Leadership Council’. Present on the dais were former Union Minister Devendra Yadav, former MP Monazir Hassan, Karpoori Thakur’s granddaughter Jagriti Thakur, former IPS officer from Assam Anand Mishra and others. Most of the leaders in Jan Suraaj Party have no political background, but Prashant Kishor promises to make Bihar the No.1 state in India.  RJD leader Misa Bharti described Prashant Kishor’s party as …