Prashant Kishor Challenges RJD on Muslim Representation in Bihar Elections
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 1: Prashant Kishor, the chief of Jan Suraaj, has accused the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of using Muslims as “vote banks”. He challenged the RJD to give election tickets to Muslims according to their population if they claim to be their leaders.
“If rights are to be given based on the population, then Muslims should contest elections on at least 40 Vidhan Sabha seats. The people of RJD are claiming to be the well-wishers of Muslims. I challenged them that if the Muslim votes were divided if the Jan Suraaj Party contested the elections, then wherever you would launch a Muslim candidate, we would launch a Hindu candidate there. Stop snatching their rights and give them tickets as per the population. You have taken the votes of them,” Kishor told reporters on Sunday.
Prashant Kishor expressed confidence in winning the 2025 Bihar assembly elections. “In 2025, the Chief Minister of Jan Suraaj will take the oath, and the government of Jan Suraaj will be in power. There is no, if and but,” he added.
When asked about the nature of the contest, he said the main competition would be between Jan Suraaj and the NDA. “According to the Lok Sabha numbers, the NDA is ahead in 176 of 243 assembly seats in Bihar. RJD is nowhere,” he added.
Earlier, Prashant Kishor announced that Jan Suraaj would contest all 243 seats in 2025 and nominate at least 40 women candidates. “We have also said that till 2030, at least 70-80 women will be trained and made leaders from Jan Suraaj. This was not a meeting of the women’s cell; it was an effort to make women leaders in the true sense. Till the time women get economic independence, their equal participation is not possible, that’s why Jan Suraaj’s first campaign is to make 40 women win in the next assembly elections. The second thing we demanded is that the women who want to do an occupation or want to get employed should get money on a ‘sarkari guarantee’ from the government. The third thing is that in 2025, when the Jan Suraaj government is formed, then no one will be forced to leave Bihar for a job of Rs 10,000-12,000. We have prepared a complete blueprint for this. The last thing that we appealed to them is to vote for the future of their children and not for politicians,” he said.
The assembly elections in Bihar are likely to be held in October-November 2025.
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Prashant Kishor -: Prashant Kishor is a political strategist in India. He helps political parties plan how to win elections.
RJD -: RJD stands for Rashtriya Janata Dal. It is a political party in Bihar, a state in India.
Muslim Representation -: Muslim representation means having people from the Muslim community in important positions, like being candidates in elections.
Vote banks -: Vote banks are groups of people who are expected to vote for a particular party. Sometimes, parties focus on these groups to get more votes.
Election tickets -: Election tickets are permissions given by a political party to a person to stand as their candidate in an election.
Jan Suraaj -: Jan Suraaj is a political movement started by Prashant Kishor. It aims to bring good governance and development.
Economic independence -: Economic independence means being able to earn enough money to support oneself without needing help from others.
Bihar assembly elections -: Bihar assembly elections are held to choose the leaders who will run the state of Bihar. These elections happen every five years.