Mathematician, Lawyer, Doctors On 1st Bihar List Of Prashant Kishor's Party | Read

A mathematician who authored textbooks for generations, former bureaucrats, retired police officers, and doctors, are among the 51 candidates that Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party announced this afternoon. This is the first list of candidates that Jan Suraaj has released for the two-phase election in Bihar next month.

In the first list, 16 per cent of the candidates are Muslims and 17 per cent are from extremely backward communities. Kishor, a poll strategist-turned-politician, has been vocal about corruption in politics, so a key focus area while choosing candidates has been their clean image. Kishor has roped in several former bureaucrats and police officers for the poll contest.