Prashant Kishor predicts poll results for NDA, Mahagathbandhan, his party
What's the story
Prashant Kishor, the founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, has announced that his party will contest all 243 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. He predicted that the party would either finish first or last. "Jan Suraaj Party will either be first or last, but there is no middle ground in this election," he said.
Election forecast
Kishor predicts BJP will face 'setbacks'
Kishor also predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would face some "setbacks" in the elections. He said that the Janata Dal (United), led by Nitish Kumar, would be reduced to less than 25 seats from its previous tally of 43 seats in 2020. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which emerged as the single-largest party with 75 seats in 2020, will finish third, according to Kishor.
Corruption allegations
Kishor accuses Ashok Choudhary of ₹200 crore corruption
Kishor also took a dig at JD(U) leader Ashok Choudhary, accusing him of corruption worth ₹200 crore. He asked why Choudhary bought land in his PA's name if he wasn't above the law. "But Nitish Kumar is no longer able to control the state's administration. Nitish Kumar may not be a bad person, but leaders and officers around him are looting," he said.
Election strategy
Kishor calls Bihar government's ₹10,000 women scheme a 'bribe'
Kishor also dismissed the Bihar government's scheme of giving ₹10,000 to women as a "simple bribe," not a game-changer. He alleged that Kumar compromised with corruption and crime, citing murder charges against leaders like Samrat Chaudhary and Dilip Jaiswal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana in Bihar. Under this initiative, ₹10,000 will be transferred to the bank accounts of 75 lakh women across the state.