Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, has announced that he will not contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, choosing instead to focus on strengthening the party’s organisational framework. The elections are scheduled for November 6 and 11, with results declared on November 14.

Kishor’s decision was confirmed after Jan Suraaj announced Chanchal Singh as its candidate from the Raghopur Assembly constituency, a stronghold of the RJD and represented by Tejashwi Yadav. In its first candidate list, the party had also named Ritesh Ranjan (Pandey) from Kishor’s home constituency, Kargahar.

“Jan Suraaj decided I should concentrate on organisational work and not contest,” Kishor told PTI, emphasizing the importance of a strategic campaign over

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