- By Soumyaroop Mukherjee
- Fri, 07 Nov 2025 03:55 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Friday claimed that the migrant workers who have come to Bihar on the occasion of Chhath Puja and stayed back will be the ‘X’ factor in the ongoing assembly elections.
According to the various surveys and opinion polls, the former poll strategist is said to have caught the imaginations and the aspirations of the ‘pravasis’ who have migrated from the state due to a lack of opportunities. The first phase of voting in Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 64.66 per cent.
"The highest voter turnout since Independence confirms what we have always been saying - there is a very strong yearning for change in Bihar where the people have been caught in a political rut for about 30 years," Kishor remarked, seeing the large number of voters.
Kishor further claimed that the people of Bihar have got a new hope in the form of his one-year-old party, which has emerged as a viable alternative against the traditional political heavyweights of the state.
Criticising the NDA, which has been in power since 2005, the Jan Suraaj Party founder said, "These people had thought that they can win by offering some doles to women. Yes, women turned up in large numbers, but it is the migrants who are the X factor in this election.”
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He further said that these people returned home for the festivities and have stayed back for elections in the state, urging their family members to go out and vote in large numbers.
Voting for the first phase concluded in Bihar on Thursday, November 7, which saw 121 constituencies go for voting. The second constituency, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 11, will see 122 constituencies go into voting. The results of the Bihar elections will be declared on November 14.