Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday launched his poll campaign in Raghopur, the bastion of Lalu Prasad Yadav and home turf of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, whom he vowed to defeat like “Rahul Gandhi’s defeat in Amethi.
Reacting to Tejashwi’s job promise, Kishor said , “If we believe him, they (RJD) gave 4-5 lakh jobs in eighteen years. Now he is saying to give 3 crore jobs in the next two years. This means only one thing: either you are a fool or you are trying to fool everyone.”
#WATCH | Raghopur, Bihar: On Tejashwi Yadav, Jan Suraaj Party Founder Prashant Kishor says, "…If we believe him, they (RJD) gave 4-5 lakh jobs in eighteen years. Now he is saying to give 3 crore jobs in the next two years. This means only one thing: either you are a fool or you… pic.twitter.com/e8H7UuTFU2
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2025
He further said, “If I have to contest from Raghopur, the people of Raghopur will have to stand with me. And whatever I’ve seen and understood today, I’ll present it at the party meeting tomorrow. In a day or two, we’ll know who’s contesting. The people of Bihar are seeing it. This isn’t seat-sharing. This is a sharing of corruption—who will loot more, who will become a minister, who will get more contracts, who will get a bigger share of the loot—this is a fight for it. It will continue for a long time, because they know that once we form our alliance, etc, we will fool the public again. Some will sell themselves out in the name of caste, some will become Hindus or Muslims, some will vote for five kilograms of grain, some for five hundred rupees. But if this happens, then I want to tell the people of Bihar through you: then be prepared to live under this system for the next five years. Then don’t blame anyone. Then don’t say there’s a lot of corruption in Bihar because you voted for the corrupt. So, under any circumstances, you must remove those who have committed corruption. If you don’t, be prepared to live in this miserable condition.”
#WATCH | Raghopur, Bihar: Jan Suraaj Party Founder Prashant Kishor says, "…if I have to contest from Raghopur, the people of Raghopur will have to stand with me. And whatever I've seen and understood today, I'll present it at the party meeting tomorrow. In a day or two, we'll… pic.twitter.com/PKUgEcV485
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2025
The Raghopur assembly constituency, situated in Vaishali district of the state, is one of the key assembly constituencies with a rich history, as key leaders like Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, and their son Tejashwi Yadav have represented the seat.
Lalu Prasad Yadav won the seat twice, while Rabri Devi secured it three times, serving as Chief Minister on both occasions. Tejashwi Yadav has held the seat twice, in 2015 and 2020, and has served as Deputy CM and Leader of Opposition.
The constituency has seen significant electoral battles between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and primary parties like the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United).
