Virtually three months after his Jan Slaaj Get together (JSP) was decimated within the Bihar meeting elections, Prashant Kishore has taken to the streets once more to launch a brand new state-wide yatra to rebuild the celebration and regroup demoralized members on the grassroots stage.
Kishore, a ballot strategist turned politician, began a yatra referred to as the Bihar Navnirman Abhiyan (Bihar Reconstruction Motion) from Bagaha in West Champaran district, looking for to rekindle the symbolism of Mahatma Gandhi’s first satyagraha in Champaran in 1917.
Bihar has 38 administrative districts, however JSP has drawn up 44 organizational districts retaining in thoughts the big inhabitants of some districts similar to Patna and West Champaran.
Throughout his yatra throughout all districts over the following three months, Kishore interacted with locals and JSP employees moreover addressing the media. There’s additionally a chance {that a} new group might be introduced quickly.
In keeping with the JSP camp, Kishore’s yatra will take a two-pronged strategy: “revitalizing current cadres and recruiting new members.”
It goals to come back to phrases with the celebration whereas maintaining stress on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA authorities on implementation of a few of its flagship programmes, particularly the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana (MMRY). ”
Underneath the MMRY, popularly often called the Dashazali scheme, the Nitto authorities transferred Rs 10,000 every to 1.56 billion “potential ladies entrepreneurs” within the state in a phased method, primarily on the eve of meeting polls. The federal government additionally introduced that the ladies beneficiaries will then be given as much as Rs 200,000 every for enterprise improvement.
Kishore’s earlier march
Kishore launched the primary padyatra at Bitihalwa Gandhi Ashram on Gandhi’s start anniversary in West Champaran district in 2022. On the time, Kishore stated that he and Jan Suraaj, then a social organizer, supposed to construct a political system for society as a complete, relatively than for people, households, or any specific social cohesion.
Two years after the yatra, on October 2, 2024, Mr. Kishor formally transformed Jan Suraaj to the celebration JSP in Patna and unveiled the celebration’s insurance policies, stressing that schooling and employment have been its “prime priorities”.
Large failure at debut
Amid all of the hype round him, Kishore’s power faces its first electoral take a look at within the November 2025 Meeting polls. Though the JSP supremo averted coming into the fray himself, the celebration contested 238 out of 243 seats within the state however didn’t win a single seat. JSP’s turnout was solely 3.34%.
235 of the candidates misplaced their deposits.
Kishor had stated he would stop politics if Nitish’s JD(U) gained 25 seats, however ultimately he needed to settle for his phrases. With the NDA returning to energy with 202 seats and the BJP and JD(U) successful 89 and 85 seats respectively, Kishore stated he would stay in Bihar and proceed working as a “stress group”.
Kishore’s new pitch
Addressing a rally to inaugurate the Bihar Navnirman Abhiyan in West Champaran, Kishore stated, “Earlier than the meeting polls, our yatra was like driving a horse that begins operating with out realizing what it needs to do.” Now that the election outcomes are out, the individuals have given energy to the NDA and allowed the RJD to sit down in opposition and the JSP to run on the roads once more. So we’re right here to take into consideration the considerations of the individuals.
Referring to the latest loss of life of a 17-year-old NEET aspirant from Jehanabad district who was discovered unconscious in a hostel room in Patna and died throughout therapy, the JSP chief stated, “We lately raised this difficulty. We first fashioned a Particular Investigation Staff (SIT) after which transferred the investigation to the CBI.This case has brought about critical concern to all of us and all those that have despatched their daughters to check in different cities.”
Kishore argued that the JSP needs to be credited with the Japanese authorities’s determination to boost the social safety pension from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100. “Now, we proceed to press the federal government to present every potential ladies entrepreneur Rs 200,000, in any other case they are going to be led to imagine that the federal government gave them Rs 10,000 earlier than voting as an election gimmick.”
He stated a number of native farmers stated they have been “afraid of presidency bulldozers buying the Betia Raj land (which the federal government lately handed over)”.
He stated the impression that the JSP was about Kishore alone needs to be dispelled. “Bihar has a inhabitants of 1.3 billion individuals. Let’s make our voices heard. We’ll be a part of the individuals and assist them obtain good governance. The current authorities has promised faculties and universities to every block. However guarantees alone imply nothing. In the event that they hold their guarantees, it’s good. It does not matter whether or not JSP involves energy or not,” he added.
Kishor additionally stated the JSP’s intention is to create a “robust, sincere and accountable political various” in Bihar.
Weeks after Mr. Kishore remained silent following a crushing defeat within the polls, his assembly with Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra brought about an uproar within the political world because the assembly befell three years after Mr. Kishore bid a bitter farewell to his grand outdated celebration.
