Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Kishor urges Bihar Muslims to seek independent political representation
Prashant Kishor spoke to Muslims in Bihar about taking a more active role in politics.
He said they should not simply follow one political party.
Instead, he urged them to seek fair representation for their community.
Kishor made these comments at a meeting in Patna.
He also criticized the RJD’s candidates for upcoming legislative council elections.
He claimed some candidates were chosen because they brought money to the party.
Kishor also opposed a proposal to rename Bakhtiyarpur after Nitish Kumar.
Some leaders allied with Nitish Kumar supported that renaming idea.
Prashant Kishor urged Bihar Muslims to pursue their own political representation rather than follow any single party.
He made the appeal at a minorities convention in Patna’s Muslim-majority Sabzibagh locality.
Kishor said minorities should receive a fair deal and their due share in democratic politics.
He alleged that the RJD’s legislative council candidates included turncoats and were selected in exchange for money.
Kishor criticized proposals to rename Bakhtiyarpur after Nitish Kumar, while alliance leaders Chirag Paswan and Santosh Kumar Suman supported the idea.
- Who
- Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party, addressed Bihar’s Muslim community and criticized the RJD and NDA-linked positions.
- What
- He called for minorities to seek greater political representation, criticized RJD candidates, and opposed renaming Bakhtiyarpur after Nitish Kumar.
- When
- On Sunday, September 13; the year is not specified in the report. The remarks followed a recently held by-poll.
- Where
- A minorities convention in Sabzibagh, Patna, which falls within Kishor’s Bankipur Assembly constituency.
- Why
- Kishor said minorities should secure their due share in democratic politics rather than become followers of any one party.
Prashant Kishor’s positions
Positions of rival and alliance leaders
Minority political representation
Prashant Kishor’s positions
Kishor said Muslims and other social groups should fight for their own fair share in politics rather than follow a single party.
Positions of rival and alliance leaders
The report does not provide a direct response from the RJD or another party to Kishor’s appeal.
RJD legislative council candidates
Prashant Kishor’s positions
Kishor alleged that the RJD selected turncoats and gave tickets to people who supplied money.
Positions of rival and alliance leaders
The report gives no response from the RJD to these allegations.
Renaming Bakhtiyarpur
Prashant Kishor’s positions
Kishor called the renaming proposal evidence of less substantial work and more political noise, and said Bihar was under BJP rule.
Positions of rival and alliance leaders
Union minister Chirag Paswan and Hindustani Awam Morcha president Santosh Kumar Suman supported naming Bakhtiyarpur after Nitish Kumar, while the JD(U) maintained silence.
- Speaker
- Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party and Bankipur MLA
- Main appeal
- Muslims should seek their own political representation instead of becoming camp followers of a party.
- Location
- Sabzibagh, Patna
- By-poll result
- Kishor won the Bankipur seat in a by-poll after the BJP had held it since 1995, according to the report.
- Upcoming elections
- Kishor said the Jan Suraaj Party would contest all eight legislative council seats where elections may be held the following month.
- RJD criticism
- Kishor alleged that the RJD’s candidate list included turncoats and reflected payments for tickets.
- Renaming proposal
- Some NDA leaders backed renaming Bakhtiyarpur after Nitish Kumar; Kishor opposed the proposal.