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The political excitement has reached its peak regarding the upcoming biennial elections of teachers and graduates constituencies of Bihar Legislative Council (MLC). Jan Suraj Party, led by election strategist turned full-time politician Prashant Kishore, has officially announced the names of its five major candidates on Sunday, September 20, 2026, challenging the traditional political equations. According to the official release issued from the state headquarters of the party, Jan Suraj has adopted the strategy of fielding well-educated, socially active and grassroots faces in the electoral arena on important seats of teacher and graduate quota. These five declared seats include Darbhanga Teacher, Darbhanga Graduate, Saran Teacher, Patna Teacher and Kosi Graduate constituencies, where the party was engaged in cadre building and voter contact campaign for a long time.
Jan Suraj from Darbhanga teacher constituency, which is considered the center of politics of Mithilanchal, defeated Prof. Has declared SP Rai as its official candidate. Darbhanga teacher seat is considered ideologically very sensitive and prestigious in the educational corridors of the state. The core committee of Jan Suraj had been preparing the organizational ground for a long time on the issues related to pay scale, service conditions and pension of teachers in secondary, higher secondary schools and funded degree colleges of this region. After the final approval on the name of SP Rai, now a triangular and tough contest is considered certain between the NDA and the teachers organizations supported by the Grand Alliance on this seat. The party claims that their campaign regarding the pending problems of teachers will prove to be decisive this time.
Along with the teacher seat, Jan Suraj has made a big social bet by fielding Ravindra Yadav from Darbhanga graduate constituency. This important responsibility has been entrusted to Ravindra Yadav in view of his activism among the educated unemployed youth spread in different districts of Darbhanga division, students preparing for competitive examinations and graduate voters associated with various professions. It is noteworthy that after eminent educationist Dr. Surendra Prasad Rai joined Jan Suraj in the beginning of September, the party had intensified its voter registration campaign in this area. With the candidature of Ravindra Yadav, Jan Suraj has presented his strong claim at the local level among the graduate voters.
Even in the teacher constituencies of Saran and capital Patna, Jan Suraj has selected very strict names. The party has once again given ticket to its senior leader Afaq Ahmed from Saran Teachers Constituency. Afaq Ahmed’s political record has been very strong in this area and in the past too, as an independent candidate supported by Jan Suraj, he has reached the threshold of Legislative Council by registering a historic victory from Saran Teacher seat. Seeing his deep penetration among teachers and continuous grassroots activism, the party has reposed confidence in him. On the other hand, Jan Suraj from Patna teacher constituency, considered to be the most high-profile of the state, has declared Dr. Divya Jyoti as his official candidate, giving the message of women empowerment and educational purity.
Jan Suraj has officially announced the name of Rajneesh Ranjan from Kosi Graduate constituency covering the vast geography of Seemanchal and Kosi. Employment, falling levels of higher education and migration among the graduate voters of Kosi region remain a big election issue, which Rajneesh Ranjan will make the main basis of his campaign. It is noteworthy that this time elections are to be held on a total of eight seats in Bihar Legislative Council, which includes four teacher constituencies and four graduate constituencies. Jan Suraj has tried to gain a psychological edge over his rivals Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Janata Dal United (JDU) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by being the first to open its cards on five of these eight key seats. The party is also preparing to announce its candidates for the remaining three seats very soon.