Our voters went with NDA out of jungle raj fear, says Jan Suraaj

Uday Singh said: "The issues we raised during our campaign —on education, employment, and health — were also addressed by the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister. We will be keeping a close eye on how these issues are handled moving forward."

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Jan Suraaj National President Uday Singh, left, with the party's Bihar chief Manoj Bharti during a press conference a day after the results of the state Assembly elections were announced, in Patna, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. BJP-led NDA returned to power in the state. (PTI Photo)

Himanshu Harsh

PatnaNovember 16, 2025 04:07 AM IST First published on: Nov 16, 2025 at 04:07 AM IST

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj, which failed to open its account in the Bihar Assembly, on Saturday acknowledged that the party’s vision of presenting a new alternative to the people of Bihar had failed to resonate with voters. Despite their best efforts, the party’s attempt to offer a different political narrative had not found widespread support, party’s national president Uday Singh said at a press conference on Saturday.

“We are deeply disappointed by the results, but we are not disheartened,” Uday Singh said. “It’s clear that our message did not reach voters the way we intended. We were trying to bring a new kind of politics to Bihar, but the people did not understand our vision. We, too, failed to communicate effectively.”

Addressing the election outcome, Uday Singh said: “The issues we raised during our campaign —on education, employment, and health — were also addressed by the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister. We will be keeping a close eye on how these issues are handled moving forward.”

Singh reiterated that the formation of Jan Suraaj, and the party’s commitment to bringing change, was not a fleeting moment. “Our mission for political reform in Bihar is ongoing. We will continue to expose the shortcomings of the government, and though we are not in the assembly now, we will remain a strong opposition in the eyes of the people.”

He further discussed the electoral outcome, offering his own assessment of vote shift. “One of the main reasons for our underperformance, I believe, is that towards the end of the campaign, voters felt that if they voted for Jan Suraaj, they might inadvertently help the RJD return to power. As a result, they shifted their votes to NDA,” he said. “The majority secured by NDA was bought… it is the first time in Bihar a state government has spent Rs 40,000 crore of public money to buy votes.”