Took VRS to enter politics; no regrets, says Himachal’s ex-ADGP who lost Bihar polls

With a ticket from Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), Singh contested from the Chapra Assembly seat. Chapra went to poll during the first phase of assembly elections in Bihar.

Singh, however, managed to secure only 3,433 votes. He finished fourth among 10 candidates, losing by a massive margin of 83,412 votes.On Saturday, Jai Prakash Singh told The Indian Express over the phone, “The NDA alliance managed to convince… that vot

ing for the JSP would only benefit the RJD, which was once responsible for the jungle raj in the state of Bihar. Besides this, transfer of Rs 10,000 each to the accounts of women voters, announcement of 125 units free electricity and other schemes also benefited the NDA alliance.”

On his decision to join politics after taking VRS from the police service, Singh said, “…I was commissioned in the Indian Army. I started preparing for the civil services after resigning from the post of Major in the army… I never regret my decisions whatever these lay ahead.”

Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Chhoti Kumari won the Chapra Assembly seat securing 86,845 votes. Shatrughan Yadav, the RJD candidate, was second with 79,245 votes and independent candidate Rakhi Gupta stood third with 11,488 votes.

According to the poll affidavit of Jai Prakash Singh submitted to the election commission, the value of his individual movable property is approximately Rs 2.18 crore and immovable property is worth around Rs 2.72 crore.

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