Overview

• The Election Commission of India granted the ‘School Bag’ symbol to Jan Suraaj Party and restored the ‘Boat’ emblem to the Vikassheel Insaan Party for the 2025 Assembly polls.
• Prashant Kishor declared that Jan Suraaj will contest all 243 assembly seats and rule out any pre- or post-poll alliances.
• Jan Suraaj’s platform links improved schooling to poverty reduction and employment to counter decades of labour migration.
• In recent public meetings, Kishor accused RJD and NDA leaders of neglecting education and driving children into forced labour.
• Bihar’s Assembly elections are expected to take place in October or November, with official dates yet to be announced by the Election Commission.