‘I Apologise’: Prashant Kishor Takes Blame For Jan Suraaj’s Defeat In Bihar Polls – Delhi News Daily

Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor (Image: PTI/File)

In the first reaction after a massive loss in the Bihar Assembly elections, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor took all the blame for the defeat and apologised to the people of the state.

Stating that he “takes all the blame” for his party’s massive Bihar poll rout, Jan Suraaj party chief said that he “failed to change the government”.

“We tried very positively from our end. We failed to change this government. We tried a lot from our end but it seems we failed somewhere. I take all the blame on me as I failed to let people understand. We will do our introspection. I am sorry,” he said.

Further pleging to work harder, Kishor said, “I will work twice as hard as you’ve seen me work over the past three years and put in all my energy. There’s no question of backing down. There’s no turning back until I fulfil my resolve to make Bihar better.”

He also took a ‘vow of silence’ for a day, saying, “I failed to explain to the people of Bihar the basis on which they should vote and why they should create a new system. Therefore, as atonement, I will observe a day-long silent fast at the Gandhi Bhitiharwa Ashram on November 20th.”

“We may have made mistakes, but we have not committed any crime. We have not committed the crime of spreading caste-based poison in society. We have not played Hindu-Muslim politics in Bihar. We have not committed the crime of dividing people in the name of religion. We have not committed the crime of giving money to the poor, innocent people of Bihar and buying their votes,” the Jan Suraaj chief added.

The former poll strategist’s Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), which was dubbed the ‘X factor’ in the Bihar election, failed to open its account in the 243-member assembly, despite contesting in 238 seats.

According to the Election Commission, most of the JSP candidates have secured less than 10 per cent of the total votes polled and have their deposit forfeited.

The party’s best performance came from Naveen Kumar Singh alias Abhay Singh, who secured the second spot from the Marhaura constituency. Jitendra Kumar Rai of the RJD won the seat by a margin of 27928 votes.