Prashant Kishor gets praise from unexpected corner, RS deputy chairman says he may get some seats

PATNA: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh highlighted that Jan Suraaj Party, led by Prashant Kishor, is raising critical issues overlooked by mainstream parties.

While acknowledging the potential for Kishor to win seats, he cautioned that resolving these concerns will take time, drawing parallels with the enduring influence of Left parties.

“Issues that have not been taken up by the mainstream parties are being raised by the Jan Suraaj Party However, the fundamental questions that Prashant Kishor and his group are raising will take a long time to resolve. He may get some seats. In the past, Left parties like CPI and CPI(M) were strong, and even now, they remain influential. The issues Prashant Kishor has raised are also being voiced by other parties, but not on a big scale”, he said.

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He further remarked that the Socialist Party, led by Jayaprakash Narayan and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, had significantly influenced public discourse by 1967, despite initially gaining confidence following the 1952 elections. He drew parallels with Prashant Kishor’s group, noting that their issues will need time to gain widespread resonance, citing the larger crowds drawn by Jayaprakash Narayan’s assemblies compared to others.

“In many places, Jayaprakash Narayan’s assemblies drew larger crowds than ours. In Bihar, we were confident of victory in the 1952 elections. However, the fundamental public issues raised by the Socialist Party, led by Jayaprakash Narayan and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, had a significant impact by 1967. Similarly, the questions raised by Prashant Kishor and his group will require time to resonate widely,” he said.

The polling for Bihar Assembly elections will take place on November 6 and 11. The results will be announced on November 14.

In the seat-sharing arrangement within the NDA, the BJP and JD(U) will be contesting 101 seats each, while the Lok Janshakti Party (headed by Ram Vilas) will contest 29 seats. The Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) will contest six seats each.

The main contest will be between the NDA, led by the BJP and Janata Dal (United), and the INDIA alliance, spearheaded by Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The INDIA alliance is aiming to unseat Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who currently leads the NDA in the state. (ANI)