Prashant Kishor predicted earlier this week that his newly formed Jan Suraaj party would secure more than 150 seats in the upcoming Bihar election if voters took a “leap of faith”. The newly formed group has named candidates for all 243 seats in the state — but its founder remained conspicuously absent from the nomination lists. A new survey suggests that the decision is likely to benefit the ruling NDA more than the Mahagatbandhan.

According to the JVC Survey, an overwhelming majority believes that the decision will influence the Bihar election outcome. Around 46% of the respondents suggested his decision to avoid contesting the elections would end up helping the ruling National Democratic Alliance. Another 36% held a contrasting view that it could also benefit the Grand Alliance. Only a

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