Overview
- After meeting Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, Jyoti Singh said she did not ask for an election ticket and sought support on safety and rights.
- Prashant Kishor said he would not intervene in family matters but that Jan Suraaj would stand by her democratic rights, adding no ticket was discussed.
- Jyoti Singh has alleged Pawan Singh gave her abortion or contraceptive pills and that harassment led her to take sleeping pills before being hospitalised; Pawan Singh denies wrongdoing.
- Pawan Singh says the controversy is politically timed following his meetings with BJP leaders and notes a divorce case has been in court for 3–4 years as he works to support the NDA in Bihar.
- Jyoti Singh has signaled interest in contesting from Karakat and said she would step back if publicly acknowledged as Pawan’s wife; political figures, including Tejashwi Yadav, have weighed in, and reports note related cases in Ballia and Arrah.