JD(U) would have been bundled up with 25 seats had it not given ₹10,000 to women, says Prashant Kishor

Jan Suraaj Party person Prashant Kishor connected Tuesday (November 18, 2025) claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) would person been bundled up with conscionable 25 seats had his authorities not fixed ₹10,000 to 60,000 beneficiaries successful each constituency conscionable earlier the Assembly elections and promised ₹2 lakh to 1.5 crore women crossed the authorities nether self-employment initiatives.

Addressing a property league successful Patna, Mr. Kishor said that his Jan Suraaj Party made an honorable effort but failed to marque a people successful the polls, and that helium took afloat work for the debacle.

Mr. Kishor besides alleged that 'vote chori' (theft of votes) happens connected a pan-India level and urged nationalist absorption parties to clasp deliberations connected the substance and determination the Supreme Court, if needed.

"We received a setback but we volition rectify the mistakes, physique ourselves and travel backmost stronger... determination is nary going backmost for us," helium asserted.

Attacking the NDA, helium said helium has failed to recognize Bihar, dissimilar "Nitish Kumar and BJP person Samrat Choudhary, who divided radical connected caste and spiritual lines and bought votes of radical utilizing money".

"To not get votes is not a crime... astatine slightest I person not indulged successful corruption oregon divisive politics," helium said.

Mr. Kishor said helium would "definitely quit" authorities if the NDA authorities fulfils its canvass committedness and gives Rs 2 lakh each to Rs 1.5 crore women nether self-employment initiatives.

"People person fixed the mandate to NDA, present it's connected the shoulders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar to enactment connected fulfilling their canvass promises," helium said.

"Self-employment is precise important; they indispensable springiness the Rs 2 lakh they promised. People who don't get the wealth successful six months' clip tin travel to Jan Suraaj, we volition combat to guarantee they get the amount," helium said.

Kishor said arsenic repentance, helium would clasp a accelerated for a time astatine Bitiharwa successful West Champaran territory connected November 20, erstwhile the caller NDA authorities is apt to instrumentality oath.

The NDA stormed to powerfulness successful Bihar, winning 202 seats successful the 243-member assembly, with BJP bagging 89, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM 5 and RLM 4. Jan Suraaj Party failed to unfastened its relationship successful its maiden polls.

Under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana, the Bihar authorities gave the archetypal instalment of ₹10,000 to beneficiaries and promised recognition ₹2 lakh much implicit consequent instalments.