Jan Suraaj spokesperson Pavan Varma said that he was "not at all surprised" by the Congress's performance in the election, arguing that the party's ambitions were far greater than its actual electoral strength.
Jan Suraaj Spokesperson and one of the key architects of the Party, Pavan Verma, raised serious allegations that funds from the World Bank meant for some other project were diverted for the Bihar Assembly elections by the central government and distributed to women voters in the state.
"People of Bihar did not want the Jungle Raaj of Lalu ji, RJD and Tejashwi to return. So the people decided to consolidate the existing forces that can stop RJD. The vote that could have come to us consolidated to NDA," he said.
Jan Suraaj Party, founded by election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, faced a major setback in its electoral debut, failing to win a single seat despite contesting nearly all 243 constituencies in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election.
The newly formed Jan Suraaj Party, founded by election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, faced a major setback in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election, failing to secure a single seat despite contesting in almost all 243 constituencies.
Maithili Thakur (25), who made her political debut in this assembly election, secured 84,915 votes and defeated RJD's veteran leader Binod Mishra (63), who got only 73,185 votes.
Anant Kumar Singh was arrested earlier, before the polling began in Bihar, by Patna Police in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, the Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Bihar is witnessing a close competition, with the JD(U) leading on 63 assembly seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on 61.
Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) candidate from Tikari assembly constituency Anil Kumar on Friday said he is confident that the party will win all six seats it contested and that Nitish Kumar will return as Chief Minister with a strong majority.
Early trends in counting of votes in the Bihar Assembly elections show the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) way past the halfway mark of 122, with the Mahagathbandhan lagging.
The counting for the Bihar polls across 243 constituencies began at 8 am under tight security arrangements. The postal ballot counting started first which will be followed by EVM counting at 8:30 am.
"We are all confident that this time, the NDA seat tally will be near that of the 2010 elections. NDA is going to form the Government. We will get 200+ seats," Nabin told ANI.