The first-ever election contested by Jan Suraaj, led by Prashant Kishor in Bihar, has proved to be a disaster for the party as it has not been able to garner enough votes in any constituency, out of around 240 assembly seats, to be even counted as a minor force. The party has worked for the last three years, and its founder, Kishor, has visited around 5000 villages to understand their needs, along with reaching out to them to seed the sentiments of change in the impending election.

According to party leaders, Kishor was unable to project candidates in their respective constituencies as powerful candidates turned the elections bipolar and pushed Jan Suraaj into oblivion. A leader said, “All the major parties contesting elections have candidates who are either legislators or have been on th

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