Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday claimed that his party would win both the Patna Graduates' and Patna Teachers' constituencies in the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council elections. Campaigning for the party's candidates, Kishor urged graduates and teachers to support what he described as a wave of political change in the state and said the result would send a message that elected representatives must be held accountable for their performance.

Kishor was campaigning for Anuj Singh, the Jan Suraaj candidate from the Patna Graduates' constituency, and Divya Jyoti, who is contesting from the Patna Teachers' constituency. He appealed to voters to support better employment opportunities, improved pay and greater dignity for graduates and teachers. Jan Suraaj is contesting all eight seats in the Bihar Legislative Council elections.

“The JSP will win both seats of Patna. I urge voters to strengthen the winds of change in the state,” Kishor said while addressing voters. He also targeted alleged vote-buying practices, saying the council elections had the state's most educated voters and expressing confidence that they would not sell their votes for Rs 10,000.

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Kishor further urged voters to support his party's political challenge in Bihar and called for the removal of Bankipur MLA Samrat Choudhary. “It is their responsibility to strengthen the change that began in Bankipur. Vote to remove Samrat Choudhary from Bihar,” he said. His remarks were part of the campaign for the council elections, in which Jan Suraaj is seeking to expand its political presence.

Polling for the Bihar Legislative Council constituencies will take place from 8 am to 4 pm on October 23, with counting scheduled for October 27. Graduates who have held a recognised university degree for at least three years before the qualifying date and are ordinarily resident in the relevant constituency can vote, provided they are registered on the electoral roll.

For Teachers' constituencies, voters must have at least three years of teaching experience in recognised educational institutions at or above the secondary-school level and must be registered on the relevant electoral roll. Kishor's campaign has sought to position Jan Suraaj as an alternative in the council polls, with the party asking graduates and teachers to back its candidates in support of what it calls political change in Bihar.

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