Overview

• Prashant Kishor kicked off the 120-day ‘Bihar Badlaav Yatra’ on May 20, 2025, from Sitabdiara, the birthplace of Jayaprakash Narayan, aiming to visit all 243 constituencies in Bihar.
• The campaign seeks to establish direct voter engagement and position the Jan Suraaj Party as a people-powered alternative to the state’s dominant political alliances.
• Kishor paid tribute to Jayaprakash Narayan and criticized the state government for failing to maintain JP’s ancestral home, highlighting its lack of electricity due to unpaid dues.
• He pledged to hold two public meetings daily and interact with villagers to rally support for governance reform and systemic change in Bihar.
• Kishor asserted that Bihar will see a new chief minister after the upcoming assembly elections, as he believes voters are ready for change.