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Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), dubbed the ‘X factor’ in the Bihar polls, has failed open its account in the 243-member assembly. The results are hugely disaapointing for the party which before polls created a buzz and Kishor himself took outa padyatra to reach out to the voters. But to no avail
As per trends available with the Election Commission, most of the JSP candidates have secured less than 10 per cent of the total votes polled.
The party, floated by the former political strategist, failed to galvanise votes in its favour, despite a high-pitched campaign and raising pressing issues such as unemployment, migration and dearth of industries.
A majority of the JSP candidates in 238 constituencies look set to forfeit their security deposit, according to the Commission data.
As per rules, candidates must secure at least one-sixth of the total votes polled to retrieve their security deposit — Rs 10,000 for general candidates and Rs 5,000 for SC and ST nominees.
