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Karpoori Thakur’s granddaughter Jagriti enters Bihar politics with Jan Suraaj, promoting value-based politics.

She prioritises better healthcare, women’s welfare, and education in Morwa.

Running her own campaign, she stresses door-to-door outreach over caste-based politics.

As Bihar’s election season heats up, political strategist Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) has bet on legacy by fielding Jagriti Thakur, granddaughter of socialist icon and former Chief Minister Jananayak Karpoori Thakur, from the Morwa assembly seat in Samastipur. Jagriti, daughter of Karpoori Thakur’s younger son Virendra Nath Thakur, joined the JSP only last year in 2024. Her rise into politics signals the JSP’s ambition to co-opt a significant political legacy ahead of the crucial

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