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Jan Suraaj Party Chief Prashant Kishor spoke out for the first time after his party failed to bag even a single seat in the recently concluded Assembly elections in Bihar on Tuesday.  Kishor dismissed speculation that he was stepping away after the JD (U) crossed the 25-seat threshold he had earlier mentioned. “I did say that if the JD (U) gets more than 25 seats, I would retire from politics. But what post do I even hold that I should resign from?” Kishor said at his press conference.

He went on to add, “If the Nitish government gives Rs 2 lakh to 1.5 crore women, as they promised, I will definitely quit politics,” Kishor said at a press conference. “If they actually implement this scheme, forget politics, I will leave Bihar itself,” he added.

Will work twice as hard

Kishor accepted responsibility for the Jan Suraaj Party’s poor performance; it failed to win any seats in its maiden contest; but insisted that the setback was temporary. “Today is definitely a jolt, but our victory will certainly come in the future. I will not leave Bihar. The hard work we put in for three years, we will now work twice as hard,”

Bihar election is rigged

“After the results, I sent my people to Madhubani. Around 30% of the people didn’t even know the symbol of Upendra Kushwaha’s party, yet the party received more than one lakh votes. Bihar election is rigged. He also reiterated his broader allegation that “vote chori” (vote theft) remained a pan-India concern and urged national opposition parties to deliberate on the issue and approach the Supreme Court if needed.

He added that the defeat showed the need for a deeper engagement with voters. “We may have made mistakes, but we have not committed the crime of divisive politics or buying the votes of innocent people,” he said, adding, “You are not defeated until you quit.”