Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said that former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and current Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were the root cause of all troubles in the state.
Speaking to reporters, Kishor appealed to people from Bihar who earn their living in other states not to vote for Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United).
“If they vote for Lalu or Nitish again, they will have to go back to travelling like animals on trains. The people of Bihar have to decide whether they want factories to be set up here or in other states. Lalu and Nitish are the root of all troubles in Bihar,” Kishor said.
He stated that a Jan Suraaj government must be established in Bihar to improve conditions, ensuring that people in the state do not have to leave their home state to earn a living.
“People of Bihar who have come to the state from other states will have to return if things do not change here in the next 10–15 days. They will have to go back to work in factories in Chennai, Gujarat, Delhi and Mumbai and live in the same conditions there. If things improve and a ‘Jan Suraaj’ is established, they will not have to go to other states. We appeal to them not to return and to remain in Bihar until the elections are over,” Kishor said.
“This time in Bihar, votes should only be cast for education, employment, and change,” he added.
With less than ten days remaining before the first phase of polling in the Bihar Assembly elections, the Madhepura Assembly constituency has emerged as one of the key battlegrounds to watch.
Located within the Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency, a political stronghold once represented by veteran leaders such as Lalu Prasad Yadav and Sharad Yadav, this seat holds significant importance in the upcoming state polls.
The Madhepura seat has been a stronghold for the Rashtriya Janata Dal, which has retained it in the past three elections.
Chandra Shekhar, a three-time MLA from the seat, has been a controversial figure in Bihar politics. He has served as Minister of Disaster Management from 2015 to 2017 and as Minister of Sugarcane Industries from 2022 to 2024.
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He also sparked controversy with his remarks on the Ram Charit Manas during a Hindi Diwas event in 2023, which stirred political tensions in the state. The JD(U), which was then an ally of the RJD, distanced itself from the remarks, while his party defended his statement as a reflection of its ideology.
In the 2025 elections, Chandra Shekhar Yadav once again contests under the RJD symbol as the Mahagathbandhan candidate. On the other side, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has fielded Kavita Kumari Saha from the JD(U).
Saha, who belongs to the Extremely Backward Class (EBC) community and holds a postgraduate degree in Sociology, had earlier successfully made her political debut as Chairperson of the Madhepura Municipal Board.
Shashi Kumar, from the Jan Suraaj Party, is also contesting against Saha and Chandra Shekhar in this election.
The assembly elections will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, with the results to be declared on November 14.
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