New Delhi: Prashant Kishor suffered a huge setback in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 as his party, Jan Suraaj Party, failed to win a single seat in the Bihar elections.
Jan Suraaj’s leader was pitching his ideas of development within the state for three years and travelling in Bihar. Kishor stated that his political debut forced the opposition, RJD and BJP, to discuss education, jobs, governance, and migration.
Before the elections, Kishor predicted that his party would either perform exceptionally well or be a proper failure—’arsh par ya farsh par.’ But now, it is officially confirmed that the Bihar elections 2025 were a disaster for Kishor and co.
Jan Suraaj has not even featured in the vote graph provided by the Election Commission of India. But when Kishor made his way into Bihar’s politics, he created a huge buzz in Bihar.
Why did Prashant Kishor fail in Bihar?
Prashant Kishor’s rallies and roadshows drew a massive crowd, but his party failed to convert the crowd into committed voters.
1. Prashant Kishor—One Man Show
Throughout the Jan Suraaj’s campaign for the election, there was only a one-man show from their side, as Kishor was seen everywhere, but now with the results in hand, we have to agree that his approach backfired on him.
Jan Suraaj lacked mid-level leaders and on-the-ground voters only familiar with one man’s name.
2. Hasty approach
Several analysts analyse that Kishor adopted a hurried approach because this was his first election, and he should have commenced by fielding a few candidates in fewer seats, as Bihar voters take time to trust any leader.
3. Prashant Kishor didn’t step up
By taking three years to settle his party and give tickets to new emerging candidates, Kishor himself didn’t contest the election from any seat. Many people raised questions about his exclusion from the candidates’ list, as they thought he was not confident enough.
Kishor also relied on several monotonous messages repeatedly as he began with some messages and pitched them loudly, but eventually became repetitive. He also didn’t present any manifesto to attract voters.