Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Prashant Kishor Names Five Candidates for Bihar Council Polls
Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party has chosen five people to contest upcoming Bihar Legislative Council elections.
The elections are expected to be announced soon.
They will decide winners for eight seats in total.
Four seats are for graduates’ constituencies and four are for teachers’ constituencies.
Afaq Ahmed will try to keep his seat representing Saran teachers.
Divya Jyoti will contest the Patna teachers’ seat.
Three other candidates will contest seats in Darbhanga and Kosi.
The party says it plans to contest all eight seats to expand its organisation.
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor announced candidates for five Bihar Legislative Council constituencies.
The elections will cover eight seats: four graduates’ and four teachers’ constituencies.
Afaq Ahmed will seek re-election from the Saran teachers’ constituency.
Divya Jyoti will contest Patna teachers’ constituency, currently held by JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Kumar.
The party also named candidates for Darbhanga teachers’, Darbhanga graduates’ and Kosi graduates’ constituencies.
- Who
- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor announced five candidates, including Afaq Ahmed, Divya Jyoti, S P Rai, Ravindra Yadav and Rajnish Ranjan.
- What
- The party announced candidates for five of eight upcoming Bihar Legislative Council constituencies.
- When
- The announcement was made on Sunday; the elections are expected to be announced soon, with the current terms expiring in November.
- Where
- The constituencies are in Bihar, including Saran, Patna, Darbhanga and Kosi.
- Why
- Jan Suraaj Party has said it will contest all eight seats as part of its organisational expansion strategy.
- Announcing leader
- Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party
- Seats covered by announcement
- Five Bihar Legislative Council constituencies
- Total constituencies in election
- Eight: four graduates’ and four teachers’ seats
- Saran teachers’ candidate
- Afaq Ahmed, seeking re-election
- Patna teachers’ candidate
- Divya Jyoti
- Other announced candidates
- S P Rai, Ravindra Yadav and Rajnish Ranjan
- Current terms
- The eight seats’ terms expire in November