NEW DELHI: For nearly three decades, Bihar has been dominated by socialist forces, with Lalu Prasad ’s RJD and Nitish Kumar ’s JD(U) shaping the state’s political landscape. Since 1990, these two stalwarts of the JP movement have kept national parties on the sidelines. Ahead of the 2025 elections, however, a new narrative is emerging. Prashant Kishor ’s Jan Suraaj is attempting, perhaps for the first time, to challenge the decades-old socialist discourse and offer an alternative vision for Bihar. Kishor-led Jan Suraaj has opened the doors to a third-front contest, challenging both Nitish Kumar-led NDA and the Mahagathbandhan, now fronted by Lalu’s son, Tejashwi Yadav . Notably, Jan Suraaj may be the only Bihar-based party contesting all 243 seats. Could this be the
Bihar elections 2025: Will RJD-JD(U) hold their decades-long grip? Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj stakes its claim

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