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Jan Suraaj Unveils First 51 Candidates in Solo Bid for Bihar Polls

The slate foregrounds professionals with a caste–community spread to present a clean-governance alternative to Bihar’s two main alliances.

Overview

  • The party announced 51 names in Patna and said additional lists will be released daily.
  • Prashant Kishor will launch the campaign on October 11 from Raghopur, while his own candidature was not on the first list.
  • Jan Suraaj says it will contest on its own as a third option, becoming the first to declare candidates after polling was set for November 6 and 11.
  • The lineup features retired bureaucrats, doctors, educationists, lawyers and social workers, with several women among the nominees.
  • The party highlighted caste and community representation across reserved seats along with EBC, BC, minority and general categories, naming figures such as Jagriti Thakur, Lata Singh, Ritesh Pandey, K.C. Sinha and Priti Kinner.