‘Accepted defeat even before going to battlefield’: RJD, BJP mock Prashant Kishor’s decision to not contest Bihar polls

The RJD, BJP and JD(U) on Wednesday reacted to poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s announcement that he will not contest the upcoming Bihar polls. In response to Kishor’s statement, RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwary said that the Jan Suraaj Party founder has realised that he and his party will face a humiliating defeat in the upcoming assembly polls.

“Kishor has accepted defeat for the Jan Suraaj Party even before going to the battlefield,” Tiwary said in conversation with PTI.

Kishor must realise that politics is not as easy as providing consultancy to political parties, said Tiwary, adding, “Kishor's tyre has been flattened.”

Bihar BJP spokesperson Niraj Kumar also made a similar statement, mentioning that Kishor admitted defeat for himself and his party. “Kishor’s bubble burst even before the elections. By announcing that he won’t contest, he has admitted defeat for himself and his party. They will face a humiliating defeat in the polls,” Kumar told PTI.