Jan Suraaj Party Bihar Election Results 2025 Highlights: As Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) draws blank on ambitious debut in Bihar Assembly elections 2025, party’s spokesperson, speaking to news agency PTI, said that the party will undertake a “serious review” of its performance. Trends, as of 12:30 pm, showed PK’s outfit failing to open its account in the first real test on Friday, while the ruling NDA seems to be sweeping the Assembly polls. Jan Suraaj had gone into the polls with “sincerity and conviction” but admitted that it had failed to win voters’ confidence, Varma said.
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Party’s Bihar President Manoj Bharti Friday also said the people had failed to understand them, while the party had failed to explain its vision to them. Bharti said, “We have been saying from the start that we are trying to bring new politics to Bihar. It is tough to take this politics to the people of Bihar. Prashant Kishor always said if people understood what we were saying, we would be on top; if they didn’t, we would fail. These trends show that people have failed to understand us, and we also failed to make them understand.”
Poll verdict: The verdict seems to be tilting in favour of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with the ruling alliance leading ahead of the Opposition Mahagathbandhan. Voting took place across the 243 constituencies of Bihar in two phases — on November 6 and 11 — witnessing the highest voter-turnout of 69.20 per cent since the 1951 state Assembly polls.
Jan Suraaj Party failed to make a mark in its political debut and in many seats, JSP candidates polled fewer votes than the NOTA. Most of the 238 SJP candidates are on track to forfeit their deposit. According to the rules, if a candidate fails to secure more than one-sixth of the total valid votes polled in their constituency, they will forfeit the deposit.
BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal attacked Jan Suraaj Party founder and chief Prashant Kishor over his party's performance in the election results, saying that he got what he deserved.
"Prashant Kishor has got what he deserved. He was visible only on social media and the media, not among the public. You cannot have a hold on people even after spending crores of rupees on social media," Jaiswal told ANI.
Ram Singh of the BJP has won the Bagaha assembly seat in West Champaran district of Bihar with a margin of 6313 votes. The INC came second, followed by JSP in third, according to ECI data.
BJP's Sanjay Kumar Pandey wins the Narkatiaganj seat with 102458 votes, while JSP’s Md. Wasiullah was in fourth place after RJD and INC candidates. Wasiullah got just 4238 votes according to ECI data
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party fielded 239 candidates in the 243-seat Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. The party has not managed to win even a single seat and has a vote share of around 2 per cent.
Bihar Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Ashok Chaudhary hit out at Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor after his party failed to make any impact in the assembly elections.
"The media should go and ask him questions. He was giving it in writing that JD(U) will not get more than 25 seats. You should ask him what he will do now?,” Chaudhary told ANI.
As vote-counting trends show a huge NDA lead, Mahagathbandhan is struggling to touch even 40 seats, as of 2:20 pm.
After six hours of the vote counting, the NDA was seen to take a lead on 200 seats at 2:20 pm.
The BJP is leading on 90 seats, while the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) is leading on 82 seats right now.
(Source: NDTV)
As Bihar nervously awaits the 2025 election results, social media has turned the tension of counting day into a full-blown comedy festival.
Before the election dates were even announced, Prashant Kishorâs Jan Suraaj Party had sparked curiosity nationwide. Many believed that, win or lose, the party would at least manage to âopen its account.â But as things stand, that hope seems to be fading.
Naturally, meme creators have jumped on the moment, one viral post used a hilarious â3 Idiotsâ reference to sum up PKâs situation.
Jan Suraaj Party's candidate Chanchal Kumar was trailing in the third spot with 1,264 votes, behind leading Bharatiya Janata Party's Satish Kumar (at 40,180 votes) and Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav who managed to secure 36,950 votes after ten rounds of vote-counting on Friday.
(Source: ECI website)
The Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party continued to trail in all the seats it has contested, according to the latest trends at 1:30 pm on the website of the Election Commission of India.
As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seems to sweep the Bihar Assembly polls 2025, our guest writer Aviral Pandey looks at how Chief Minister Nitish Kumar managed to secure the majority votes of the electorate in our Opinion section today.
Pandey writes:
"The 2025 Bihar Assembly election delivered a verdict that unsettled familiar political assumptions and confirmed a pro-incumbency sentiment in one of India’s most politically significant states. The electorate seems to have been less responsive to polarising appeals or entrenched caste loyalties and more attentive to administrative steadiness, welfare delivery, and narrative coherence. At the centre of this shift stood the NDA’s “double-engine” framework, shaped by the coordinated leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The fear of a return to “Jungle Raj” significantly damaged the Mahagathbandhan’s credibility, while its expansive but unconvincing promises weakened voters’ trust. Jan Suraj, despite its moral appeal, could not convince voters of its ability to form a stable government."
As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) crossed the majority mark in the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, Jan Suraaj Party spokesperson Pavan K Varma said election outcomes often defy predictions.
"I have seen many elections where results turn out differently from what was anticipated. There is no doubt Nitish ji continues to enjoy acceptance and respect in Bihar. I have worked closely with him, and we are happy that he has received the people's mandate. We wish him well and hope he becomes the chief minister again," he told news agency PTI.
Speaking on the speculations that poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor might leave Bihar after the electoral setback, Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) spokesperson Pavan K Varma dismissed the idea.
"Whether he stays or goes is his personal decision. But he cannot leave Bihar, nor can Bihar leave him. Once the complete results are out, he will share his response on the future course," he told news agency PTI.
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) spokesperson Pavan K Varma Friday stressed that while the party struggled to secure leads in the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, it had succeeded in compelling mainstream parties to acknowledge pressing governance concerns, news agency PTI reported.
Speaking to PTI, Varma said, "One thing gives us satisfaction that the Jan Suraaj agenda of employment, migration, education and corruption-free Bihar will now be part of every party's agenda."
Asked whether the party would introspect on its dismal performance, Varma said Jan Suraaj would “review its shortcomings” even though its "vision and efforts had no flaw," Varma told PTI.
"The results are disappointing, no doubt. We will now analyse what needs to be done next," he added. (PTI)
Jan Suraaj Party spokesperson Pavan K Varma Friday said the party would undertake a "serious review" of its performance in the Bihar Assembly elections after early trends showed Prashant Kishor's outfit making little impact despite a grassroots campaign, news agency PTI reported.
His remarks came when the ruling NDA seems to be sweeping the Bihar Assembly polls.
Early EC trends showed Kishor's JSP struggling to register leads anywhere in the 243 Assembly constituencies, marking a stark contrast to the momentum his yatra and district-level mobilisation had generated in the past two years.
Speaking to PTI, Varma said Jan Suraaj had gone into the polls with “sincerity and conviction” but admitted that it had failed to win voters' confidence.
"We worked with full sincerity, with the belief that Bihar needs fundamental change. There was no lack of effort. But if we have not won the people's trust, we will analyse why and reflect on it," he said. (PTI)
Jan Suraaj Party's (JSP) Bihar president Manoj Bharti spoke to reporters on Friday, after early trends showed NDA securing victory, while the JSP continued to lose seats in Bihar Assembly elections 2025.
Speaking to news agency PTI, Bharti said, âWe have been saying from the start that we are trying to bring new politics to Bihar. It is tough to take this politics to the people of Bihar. Prashant Kishor always said if people understood what we were saying, we would be on top; if they didnât, we would fail. These trends show that people have failed to understand us, and we also failed to make them understand.â
The Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) lost all three of its leads it had secured as counting of votes began early Friday, updated NDTV trends at 11:16 am showed.
Almost in line with the major exit poll predictions that Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party could end up with 0-3 seats, the party was seen to be leading in only one of the 243 Assembly constituencies in Bihar, as the counting of votes began at 8 am, NDTV poll trends at 10:45 am showed.
PK’s newly-founded JSP has put up strong fights in about 15 seats. The party fielded candidates in all 243 seats within a year (out of which, three withdrew their nominations later, and that of one was rejected).
The list of candidates released by the Jan Suraaj Party in October 2025 had several professionals, including retired bureaucrats, lawyers, doctors, academics, and social workers, in line with Kishor’s promise that the JSP would favour such names.
In the first list, out of the 51 candidates, 11 were from backward classes, 17 from extremely backward classes, nine from minority communities, and the rest belonged to the general category.
Meanwhile, in its second list, 14 candidates were from Extremely Backward Classes (including four Muslims), 10 from Other Backward Classes, 11 from the general category, and 14 from minority groups.
Some notable names from the list are respected academician K C Sinha, who will contest from Kumhrar in Patna, Bhojpuri singer Ritesh Ranjan Pandey, who will contest from Kargahar, and Pritti Kinnar, representing the third gender community, from Bhorey constituency in Gopalganj.
As the counting of votes began early Friday, the Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) candidate Chanchal Kumar was trailing behind BJP's Satish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Party's (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav as the latter leads in Raghopur Assembly constituency, according to ECI trends.
The Jan Suraaj Party was leading in two of the 243 Assembly constituencies early Friday as the counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections 2025 began, NDTV trends showed.
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has crossed the majority mark, currently leading in 160 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan trailed behind with 78 seats.
The Jan Suraaj Party was leading in three of the 243 Assembly constituencies early Friday as the counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections 2025 began, NDTV trends showed.
PK’s newly-founded JSP has put up strong fights in about 15 seats. The party fielded candidates in all 243 seats within a year (out of which, three withdrew their nominations later, and that of one was rejected).
Tight security arrangements have been made at the counting centre in Bihar's Araria. A total of 46 counting centres have been set up across 38 districts of the state, news agency PTI reported.
(PTI Video)
Here are visuals from outside Tribhuvan Madhuri Niwas - Sheikhpura House, the residence of Jan Suraaj national president Uday Singh, on the morning of the D-Day, before the counting of votes to declare the Bihar Assembly elections results begin.
(PTI Video)
The picture appears grim for the Jan Suraaj Party, with most exit poll agencies predicting it to win only on 0-2 seats, out of the total 243 seats in Bihar, according to Matrize.
The party averaged just 0 to 3 seats in the Dainik Bhaskar exit poll.
Voting took place across the 243 constituencies of Bihar in two phases — on November 6 and 11 — witnessing the highest voter-turnout of 69.20 per cent since the 1951 state Assembly polls.
Will the verdict tilt in favour of the JSP? Stay tuned to find out.
“Teen saal se maine (apni) haddi jala diya hai.” Prashant Kishor said this about the work he put in over the past three years to get his party, Jan Suraaj, up and running in Bihar.
Kishor, popularly referred to as PK, represents not only a new party in Bihar, giving sleepless moments to the NDA led by Nitish Kumar or the Mahagathbandhan helmed by Tejashwi Yadav, he is a reminder of the political space that existed in the state — and probably elsewhere — that was there for the taking for the Congress had it put in the mehnat (hard work) to revive itself organisationally.
Instead, it was the Jan Suraaj founder whose efforts helped the new outfit emerge as the third pole in Bihar. The Jan Suraaj fielded candidates in all 243 seats within a year of being created (later, three withdrew their nomination, and that of one was rejected).
“I am occupying the space of those seeking a change in the status quo,” Kishor told The Indian Express during one of his recent roadshows before campaigning drew to a close on November 9.
Read more about PK's journey so far in Neerja Chowdhury's Pulse column here.
It's Election Day in Bihar!
The state that often sets the tone for Indian politics is once again at a crucial turning point.
The 2025 Assembly elections — fought in two phases across 243 constituencies — have been one of the most competitive in the state’s political history. With Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s NDA, Tejashwi Yadav’s Mahagathbandhan, and Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj in the fray, the battle lines were clearly drawn.
In this detailed video, we break down who’s fighting whom, the seat-by-seat contest, criminal and crorepati candidates, record women’s turnout, and what the historic voting surge could mean for Bihar’s future.
Stay tuned as we analyze whether the record 66.91% turnout signals a change of guard or a return to continuity in Patna.
Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj has made its electoral debut, positioning itself as the third alternative in the Bihar elections. Its apparent strategy appears to be less about winning a large chunk of seats this time, and more about establishing its salience and winning voters’ confidence by garnering a significant percentage of votes.
Even if the Jan Suraaj does not win many seats, its vote share and constituency influence would be closely watched. For instance, its votes may prove decisive in some seats involving close contests.
The party’s performance would also determine whether it becomes a player in Bihar politics or would just remain a one-election experiment. If it manages to get a double-digit vote percentage, it could position itself as a legitimate alternative in Bihar’s future polls, maybe in the 2030 Assembly polls. If it wins some seats, it could even play the role of a kingmaker in the event of a hung Assembly. A poor vote share or inability to influence outcomes in seats may make its road ahead tougher.
The Jan Suraaj has ushered in a new political language in Bihar, but the poll results will test its ability to withstand the deeply-entrenched caste and regional dynamics in the state. If the party puts up a dismal show, it would struggle to justify its existence or plans.
Welcome to our live blog.
The much-awaited results of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 will be out today, with the counting of votes beginning at 8 am. As Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party is likely to emerge as the third pole in the Bihar elections, we take a look at its past, present and future through the election results here.
Stay tuned for the latest updates on what have voters decided for PK's new party!
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