Jan Suraaj (transl. People's Good Governance) is a political campaign launched by political strategist Prashant Kishor on 2 October 2022 in Bihar, India.[1] The campaign is set to become a political party on 2 October 2024 emerging from a grassroots campaign aimed at transforming the socio-political landscape of Bihar,[2] one of India’s most underdeveloped states.[3] The campaign is focused on engaging the public at the grassroots level to address critical issues such as education, health, and employment.
Jan Suraaj जन सुराज | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | JSP |
| Leader | TBD |
| President | TBD |
| Founder | Prashant Kishor |
| Founded | 2 October 2022 |
| Headquarters | Patna, Bihar |
| Ideology | Gandhism |
| Website | |
| https://www.jansuraaj.org/ | |
Background
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The Jan Suraaj campaign began with a Padyatra (foot march) across various districts in Bihar, where Kishor and his team engaged with local communities to build a connection with the grassroots and gather insights for policy formulation.[4] The campaign was launched to bring transformative political change in the state of Bihar in India.[5]
Plans
editThe Jan Suraaj Party is set to contest all 243 Assembly seats in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, challenging the existing political establishment.[6] The party’s strategy includes mobilizing support from various sections of society and promoting a vision of inclusive and sustainable development.[7]
The leadership structure of the party is focused on collective decision-making. The first president of the party is expected to come from marginalized communities.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Kumar, Arun (2 October 2022). "Prashan Kishor begins 3,500-km padyatra. The launch has a Gandhi link in Bihar". Hindustan Times.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Prashant Kishor to launch Jan Suraaj Party on October 2". Business Today. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "50% population of Bihar 'multidimensionally poor'". The Hindu. 26 November 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Mishra, Dipak (4 October 2023). "1 yr of Jan Suraaj: How Prashant Kishor's bid to mobilise Biharis on development, not caste, is going". ThePrint. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj to evolve into political party on Oct 2 ahead of 2025 Bihar assembly elections". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Jan Suraaj to contest on all 243 seats in Bihar, 40 candidates to be women: Prashant Kishore". The Times of India. 25 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ PTI. "Prashant Kishor's 'Jan Suraj' to back 75 EBC candidates in 2025 Bihar assembly polls". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Prashant Kishor prepares for re-entry into politics, lays out party's leadership roadmap". The Indian Express. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Will not seek any post in Jan Suraaj political party: Prashant Kishor". Business Standard.