Prashant Kishor ruled out contesting the 2025 Bihar elections, saying his party Jan Suraaj wants him to focus on organisational work.
Prashant Kishor on Tuesday told news agency PTI that he will not contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections 2025, saying his party Jan Suraaj has decided he should focus on organisational work. The Jan Suraaj founder, also known as PK, made the announcement during an interview with PTI. There had been massive buzz around Kishor’s possible electoral debut and speculation over whether he would contest against Bihar’s top political leaders. However, the announcement has put to rest all speculation about PK’s entry into the electoral fray. For now, he will focus solely on strengthening the organisation.
Kishor on Wednesday stepped back into his political strategist role, predicting a certain defeat for the ruling NDA in Bihar, pointing to the BJP-led coalition’s struggle to finalise seats and candidates. Kishor, who had earlier said the JD(U) would find it difficult to win even 25 of the 243 assembly seats, said the situation for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party has only worsened since.
“The NDA is definitely on its way out and Nitish Kumar will not return as chief minister”, asserted Kishor, who has worked closely with the JD(U) supremo, both as a poll analyst and later, for a brief period, as a party colleague.
“You do not need to be a psephologist to fathom what is in store for the JD(U). In the last assembly polls, Chirag Paswan staged a revolt just a few days ahead of the announcement of elections and fielded candidates, many of whom were inconsequential, against nominees of Kumar’s party, causing its tally to crash to 43”, recalled Kishor.