Bihar Assembly Election: Tejashwi Yadav gives big statement on Jan Suraaj’s chances, says ‘Prashant Kishor’s impact will…’
The remarks came days after Prashant Kishor took a swipe at Yadav while campaigning in Bhojpur for a Jan Suraaj candidate.
Patna: In a significant development after first phase of voting in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has dismissed poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj as a non-factor in the ongoing Bihar Assembly election. Speaking to NDTV during an election rally, the RJD leader has said that Prashant Kishor’s party, Jan Suraaj, which is making its electoral debut in the first phase on Thursday. Here are all the details you need to know about what Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has about Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj.
What Tejashwi Yadav said on Prashant Kishor’s chances?
Adding that Jan Suraaj “will have no impact” on the outcome of the Bihar Assembly elections, the opposition Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face, asserted that the contest remains a straight fight between two major alliances – the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the opposition front spearheaded by the RJD and the Congress.
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As per media reports, Tejashwi Yadav also brushed aside Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India(BHARAT) Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), saying it would not significantly influence the results.
What Prashant Kishor said on Tejashwi Yadav?
The remarks came days after Prashant Kishor took a swipe at Yadav while campaigning in Bhojpur for a Jan Suraaj candidate. Mocking Yadav’s “tall” election promises ahead of voting in the state, Kishor said the RJD leader was “bound to lose” and should instead announce his “post-retirement plans.”
“Tejashwi Yadav should tell us what he would do post-retirement. He is losing elections. He is saying anything,” Kishor told news agency ANI. The exchange underscores the growing friction between Kishor’s new political outfit and Bihar’s established players as the high-stakes election unfolds in Bihar.
(With inputs from agencies)
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