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Bihar Elections 2025: Prashant Kishor, election strategist-turned-politician, on Thursday announced his first list of 51 poll candidates, comprising doctors, lawyers, former bureaucrats, and police officers, and stated that if they fail to get elected, the people of Bihar will be responsible.

“Now, if you don't vote for such people, then this is not a burden on Prasad Kishore. This is a burden on the shoulders of the people of Bihar,” NDTV quoted Kishor as saying.

In an interview with NDTV, Kishor highlighted key candidates and praised their work, emphasising that they were selected on the basis of their service to the people.

Keeping Bihar’s caste landscape in mind, Kishor strategically chose his candidates to form the right combination. In a first list of 51 candidates, 16 per cent are Muslims and 17 per cent come from extremely backward communities.

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When asked whether the candidate mix was a deliberate tactic to counter both Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United, Prashant Kishor responded that the selection was based on candidates’ work and clean reputation. He said that, except for one, all candidates are first-time contestants.

“We have not given tickets in view of anyone's loss. We have given tickets in view of the benefits of Bihar,” Kishor added.

Notable Candidates In The First List Released By Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj

- Among the first list of 51 poll candidates, renowned mathematician KC Sinha, a former Vice Chancellor of Patna University, whose books have been followed in Bihar’s schools for decades.

- “If a person like KC Sinha comes as a MLA, if he becomes a part of tomorrow's system, will it be a benefit or a loss,” Kishor said.

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- YB Giri, representing Jan Suraaj Party from Manjhi, has served as the former Additional Advocate General of Bihar and as the Additional Solicitor General of India for central government cases in Patna High Court.

- Refuting allegations that his party indulges in dynastic politics or distributes tickets through political deals, he said, “Lata ji is the daughter of RCP Singh. She is a woman and a lawyer. She has been working in Asthawa for a long time... There is no problem in her work. She is not a fraud. She is not a money-grubber.”

- Another candidate, Jagriti Thakur, is not only the granddaughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Karpuri Thakur, but also an educated woman who can bring experience to the table.

- “She is also a doctor. She is an educated woman. She has been working in Morwa for months,” he added.