The Jan Suraaj party on Thursday released its first list of 51 candidates for Bihar Elections 2025 but did not confirm whether its founder Prashant Kishor will be contesting the polls, news agency PTI reported.
Addressing a press conference in Patna, party’s national president, Udai Singh, said Kishor is likely to hit the campaign trail on Saturday from Raghopur, the constituency of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav.
“We will soon release a list of candidates for other seats. If you find Kishor Ji`s name on the list, then he will be contesting. It`s quite clear. Kishor Ji will launch the party`s election campaign from Raghopur on October 11,” Singh said.
Among the prominent candidates named by the party are popular Bhojpuri singer Ritesh Ranjan Pandey, who will contest from Kargahar Assembly seat, and Pritti Kinnar from the third-gender community, who will look to win the Bhorey seat in Gopalganj, PTI reported.
Bihar Elections 2025: Delhi HC directs ECI to allot symbol to Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
The Delhi High Court (HC) on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to allot a common symbol to Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh (ABJS) for Bihar Elections 2025, news agency ANI reported.
ABJS had sought allotment of a common symbol after the poll body rejected the party’s representation.
Justice Mini Pushkarna directed ECI to allot a common symbol to the party. The court also asked ABJS to file an application for the allotment, reported ANI. The directions came after the High Court received a response from ECI.
ABJS had approached the court following the poll body’s September 1 order rejecting its representation, citing internal disputes within the party. ABJS was registered in 1989.
Earlier, on August 25, the Delhi HC had asked ECI to decide on the representation expeditiously.
The fresh petition challenged the poll body’s communication of September 1, stating that ECI did not consider ABJS’s application dated August 25 for allotment of a common election symbol for contesting the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections.
The petitioner had submitted a reply to the communication dated July 17, on August 25, and the lacunae pointed out by the poll body were remedied. Along with the said letter, the application for allotment of a common election symbol was resubmitted in terms of the format prescribed in para 10B of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, along with the requisite documents.
The party had approached ECI through letters written on June 2 and July 4 seeking allotment of a common election symbol in order to contest the upcoming elections in Bihar. However, no reply was forthcoming from the poll body. ABJS had filed a petition in the HC, which was disposed of on August 25.
(With PTI and ANI inputs)