US EditionPrashant Kishor: Why India's Political Start-Ups Rarely Succeed
Jan Suraaj Party contested 234 seats but failed to win any, with experts citing lack of grassroots support and Kishor's absence from the ballot as key factors.
- Yesterday, the Jan Suraaj Party led by Prashant Kishor failed to register a single victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, marking a major outcome of the contest.
- Launched with heavy hype, the JSP relied on a three-year mass contact programme but critics say it lacked genuine grassroots backing and momentum waned when Prashant Kishor did not contest.
- The JSP deployed a wide slate, fielding 234 candidates for the 243-member Bihar Assembly, while Prashant Kishor held aggressive press conferences targeting NDA and RJD leaders, with critics calling it `astro turf politics`.
- The outcome underscored limits for political start-ups lacking a cadre-based movement as the result highlighted that new parties struggle to convert outreach into seats, intensifying debate over which established parties NDA and RJD would lose ground to.
- Analysts compared Kishor's tactics unfavourably with Nitish Kumar's EBC strategy, as experts say Kishor lacked the 'art of the possible' that shaped the Extremely Backward Classes vote bank.
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Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj says fear of 'jungle raj' drove voters to NDA; explains poor performance
A day after results of the Bihar Assembly elections were declared, the Jan Suraaj Party admitted that fear among voters played a major role in its inability to win a single seat. At a press conference, party president and former MP Uday Singh said the belief that the RJD’s return would bring back “jungle raj” pushed a section of undecided voters towards the NDA. ‘Fear of RJD’s return shifted votes to NDA’ Explaining the party’s poor showing, Si…
Prashant Kishore's Jan Suraj Party was a complete flop in the Bihar elections, failing to win a single seat, while the JDU, winning over 80 seats, proved his prediction wrong. His party, which contested all 243 seats, failed to even save its deposit in most places. His reputation as a strategist is strong, but his political journey has proven challenging. Nevertheless, his experience and network make him a potential contender for a comeback in t…
Bihar election result: Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party yet to open account in Bihar polls
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party faced a significant setback in the Bihar elections. The party did not secure any seats in the 243-member assembly. Most JSP candidates are expected to lose their security deposits. This outcome follows a high-pitched campaign addressing key issues. The NDA is projected to win the Bihar polls.
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