Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor has alleged that the BJP exerted pressure and forced three of his party nominees to withdraw from the Bihar Assembly poll contest.

“Three of my candidates were pressured by the BJP to withdraw — either through their relatives or friends. The BJP does not fear the Mahagathbandhan. It fears the sort of people fielded by my party,” he said, charging Union ministers Amit Shah and Dharmendra Pradhan with being instrumental in the withdrawal.

“The BJP did the same thing in the 2024 Lok Sabha poll when the Congress candidate pulled out in Surat and the saffron party had an unchallenged victory. This is a threat to democracy. People responded by curbing the BJP to 240 seats in the LS poll. In the Bihar Assembly poll too, it will face defeat as a majority of the

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