Jan Suraaj Party leader Prashant Kishor on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) would have been bundled up with just 25 seats had his government not given ₹10,000 to 60,000 beneficiaries in each constituency just before the Assembly elections and promised ₹2 lakh to 1.5 crore women across the state under self-employment initiatives.

Addressing a press conference in Patna, Mr. Kishor said that his Jan Suraaj Party made an honest effort but failed to make a mark in the polls, and that he took full responsibility for the debacle.

Mr. Kishor also alleged that 'vote chori' (theft of votes) happens on a pan-India level and urged national opposition parties to hold deliberations on the matter and move the Supreme Court, if needed.

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