Overview

• Kishor confirmed he will run in the Bihar assembly polls and said his name will appear on Jan Suraaj’s list of candidates to be released on October 9.
• He did not disclose his constituency and said the choice will be announced when the list is published.
• India’s Election Commission set voting for November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14.
• Describing the list as “full of surprises,” Kishor projected that Jan Suraaj could draw votes from outside the NDA and INDIA blocs and claimed a potential vote share near 48 percent.
• He asserted that JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will not remain chief minister after the election and framed the contest around migration and unemployment.