Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj promises good representation to Muslims in Bihar polls
Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor during Muslim Cell’s meetings, in Patna, on September 1, 2024.
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Activist Prashant Kishor on Sunday (September 1, 2024) said his Jan Suraaj will field a significant number of Muslim candidates in the Bihar Assembly polls due next year.The IPAC founder, however, rejected the charge that he was trying to "split" votes of the minority community and hit the RJD, the BJP's principal opponent in the State."We tend to give tickets to at least 40 Muslims in elections to the 243-strong Assembly. The community will also have a fair share of representation in the organisation's leadership," Mr. Kishor told reporters in Patna.He was speaking after a symposium on the theme "the participation of Muslims in politics" organised by Jan Suraaj which would b...