NEW DELHI: Poll strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor on Monday asserted that the main electoral contest in Bihar will be between the NDA and his party, Jan Suraaj.Kishor claimed that the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan will be pushed to the margins, finishing a distant third. Speaking to ANI, he said, “We are visiting every assembly constituency. Mahagathbandhan is in the third position. The fight is between NDA and Jan Suraaj. The announcements made by Tejashwi Yadav in the last 5 days have no sense at all. They are saying all this to become relevant and come to the race. Nobody is paying attention…”
Speaking at an election rally in Madhubani on Sunday, Jan Suraaj founder Kishor said that Bihar’s voters are moving past fear-driven politics dominated by Nitish Kumar-BJP and Lalu Yadav-RJD, and are embracing a new, caste-neutral alternative focused on the state’s youth.“You will see a new political history being written in Bihar. The 30-year era where people voted for Nitish Kumar-BJP out of fear of Lalu ji, and for Lalu Yadav out of fear of BJP, is coming to an end. A new The alternative is emerging — one that doesn’t belong to any leader, family, or caste, but to the children of Bihar. If the Jan Suraaj Party forms the government, no one will have to leave the state for livelihood,” Kishor said.He also took a swipe at RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav, questioning his portrayal as “Nayak of Bihar” by supporters. “If the people who have ruined Bihar are called heroes, then who is the villain? The people of Bihar know who brought the state to this condition,” Kishor said, adding firmly, “They can’t be the Nayak of Bihar.”The Mahagathbandhan recently declared RJD scion and Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial face for the upcoming Bihar elections. The NDA, meanwhile, has not made a formal announcement but is widely seen as backing incumbent and longest-serving CM. Nitish Kumar as its leader.Kishor, who is preparing for Jan Suraaj’s debut in Bihar politics, has decided not to contest personally in this election — a move that surprised many observers.Bihar will vote in two phases on November 6 and 11, with counting scheduled for November 14 in the country’s fourth-largest assembly.
