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Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Expands to Delhi, Eyes 2029 Lok Sabha, 2030 Assembly
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News18•26-09-2026, 08:56
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Expands to Delhi, Eyes 2029 Lok Sabha, 2030 Assembly
- •Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) is expanding its political operations beyond Bihar, with Delhi as its first major expansion target.
- •Kishor will meet supporters in Delhi on Sunday to announce a steering committee, which will oversee organizational work and establish a formal Delhi unit.
- •The JSP plans to contest the 2027 MCD elections, followed by the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and the 2030 Delhi Assembly polls.
- •The expansion will target Delhi's significant Purvanchali population, while also seeking support across all communities and economic groups.
- •Key figures like advocate Tathagath Harshwardhan, Professor Shantanu Kumar, and former Himachal Pradesh police officer J P Singh are likely to be part of the Delhi steering committee.
Key Questions Answered
The Jan Suraaj Party plans to contest the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections in 2027, followed by the Lok Sabha elections in 2029 and the Delhi Assembly polls in 2030.
The party intends to focus on major local challenges in the capital, specifically addressing air pollution and cleaning the Yamuna river, as existing mechanisms have proven ineffective.
The Jan Suraaj Party was founded by Prashant Kishor on October 2, 2024, and Kishor later won the Bankipur Assembly bypoll in Patna in August 2026.
