vote buying allegations
Prashant Kishor Claims Rs 100 Crore Per Seat Could Ensure Electoral Victory in Bihar
Nov 19, 2025 05:45 pm CST
Former election strategist Prashant Kishor alleges widespread vote buying influenced Bihar's recent assembly elections, claiming he could win future contests if provided Rs 100 crore per constituency. Kishor, whose Jan Suraaj party failed to secure any seats, further accused the Nitish Kumar government of diverting Rs 14,000 crore in World Bank funds to influence voters through welfare schemes before the NDA's landslide victory.
Prashant Kishor Claims Rs 10,000 Payments to Women Voters Determined Bihar Election Outcome
Nov 19, 2025 05:05 pm CST
Former election strategist Prashant Kishor alleges that the BJP-JDU alliance secured their landslide victory in Bihar by distributing Rs 10,000 to 1.21 crore women voters just before the election. In his first post-election interview with NDTV, Kishor claims this cash distribution under the guise of a government scheme was timed specifically to influence voting patterns, resulting in his newly formed Jan Suraaj party failing to secure any seats despite reshaping political discourse in the state.