Abhishek Kumar Sinha has even thanked the party leadership for reposing faith in him and reiterated his commitment to continue working for the party despite withdrawing from the contest.
Jan Suraaj party's Bihar president Manoj Bharti announced Kishor's candidature following a meeting of the party's core committee.
Political circles are abuzz with speculation that political strategist Prashant Kishor is set to make his electoral debut by contesting the upcoming Bankipur Assembly by-election, taking on the BJP in one of its strongest bastions.
Prashant Kishor accused Nitish Kumar of political missteps and announced a door-to-door Jan Suraaj campaign to challenge the BJP in Bankipur.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor claimed that the Chief Ministerial face in Bihar would ultimately be chosen by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, suggesting that incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is being sidelined due to health concerns.
After failing to make an electoral impact in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections and the Supreme Court’s rejection to entertain the plea to cancel the Bihar Assembly elections, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, also known as PK, has launched a state-wide tour to strengthen the organisation at the grassroots.
In its writ petition, Jan Suraaj had alleged large-scale irregularities in last year's elections in Bihar in which the NDA won, and sought fresh polls.
Bhojpuri singer and youth icon Ritesh Pandey has resigned from Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party after contesting the Bihar Assembly election. He says he now wants to serve people through music and social work.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s National Council held on Saturday in Patna in the presence of party founder Prashant Kishor.
Prashant Kishor announced that the Jan Suraaj Party will launch the 'Bihar Navnirman Sankalp Yatra' on January 15. As part of the movement, party workers, including him, will visit all houses in Bihar.
