Bihar Election : Political activist Prashant Kishor declared on Sunday that a significant number of Muslim candidates will run in the next year’s Bihar assembly elections under his political project, Jan Suraaj.
The Indian Political Action Committee (IPAC) founder, Kishor, criticized the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the BJP’s principal opponent in the state, and denied claims that his approach was intended to “split” the Muslim vote.
“We plan to allocate at least 40 tickets to Muslim candidates in the 243-member assembly. The Muslim community will also be well-represented in the organization’s leadership,” Kishor told reporters in Patna.
Following a symposium on “The Participation of Muslims in Politics,” which was arranged by Jan Suraaj—which is scheduled to officially launch as a political party on October 2—he made these remarks.
Kishor emphasized that although Muslims make up roughly 20% of Bihar’s population, there are now just 19 Muslim members of the parliament. He criticized the Congress, the RJD, and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) for their inadequate representation.
Kishor disputed the RJD’s assertion that his outreach to Muslims was meant to split their support and benefit the BJP, and he challenged the party to demonstrate its dedication to the community.
“If the RJD truly champions the community, they should nominate a sufficient number of Muslim candidates. If they do, Jan Suraaj will avoid fielding Muslim candidates in those constituencies and will instead select Hindu candidates,” Kishor said.
