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Nil count puts PK in a spot as Bihar polls due next yr

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November 25, 2024

THE Jan Suraaj Party's poor performance in the bypolls for all four seats in Bihar highlights the necessity for former election strategist Prashant Kishor to reassess and refine his strategy, especially with the state assembly elections approaching next year.

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Nil count puts PK in a spot as Bihar polls due next yr

Not only did all four candidates suffer a humiliating defeat, three even forfeited their deposits. Kishor's challenge before the assembly election would be to navigate into the choppy waters of the state's caste-centric politics, remarked a political analyst, Indrajit Singh. He said that Jan Suraaj's role

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