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Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor has challenged the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to allocate election tickets to Muslims according to their population. Kishor also accused the party of using the Muslim community as ‘vote bank’. He stated that if the RJD claims to be the leader of Muslims, it should ensure that Muslims contest elections on at least 40 Vidhan Sabha seats.

"If rights are to be given based on the population, then Muslims should contest elections on at least 40 Vidhan Sabha seats. The people of RJD are claiming to be the well-wishers of Muslims. I challenged them that if the Muslim votes would be divided if the Jan Suraaj Party contested the elections, then wherever you would launch a Muslim candidate, we would launch a Hindu candidate there. Stop snatching their rights and give them tickets as per the population,” the Jan Suraaj chief said, as quoted by news agency ANI.

Kishor has also downplayed the possibility of a significant challenge from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the upcoming assembly elections. He emphasized that the real competition would be between Jan Suraaj and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). 

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He also cited the Lok Sabha numbers to highlight that the NDA is currently leading in 176 out of 243 assembly seats in the state, suggesting that the RJD is unlikely to make a substantial impact in the electoral contest.

The Assembly elections in Bihar are likely to take place in October-November 2025. Kishor also asserted that his party will win the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. "In 2025, the Chief Minister of Jan Suraaj will take the oath, and the government of Jan Suraaj will be in power. There is no, if and but," he said.