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Jan Suraj Party chief Prashant Kishore has filed a petition in the Supreme Court demanding re-conduct of assembly elections in Bihar. The party has challenged the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 by alleging corruption and illegal process and has filed a petition demanding new elections. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi will hear the matter on Friday.
Raised the issue of sending Rs 10,000 to women
live law According to , the party has particularly challenged the transfer of Rs 10,000 to women voters during the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct in the state. The party, in the petition filed under Article 32, has sought a declaration that the inclusion of new beneficiaries in the Chief Minister Mahila Rozgar Yojana and the payment made to them amid the Model Code of Conduct was illegal. He called it a violation of Articles 14, 21, 112, 202 and 324 of the Constitution.
Questions raised on Jeevika Didi’s duty in elections
In the petition, the party has said that it is illegal and unfair to deploy 1.8 lakh women beneficiaries of the self-help group Jeevika (Jeevika Didi) at the polling stations during the elections. The petitioner has sought to fix a minimum time of 6 months for the Election Commission and the ruling political parties to implement the schemes having an impact on free and fair elections such as freebies, direct benefit transfer schemes, welfare schemes etc. before the announcement of the election schedule.
What is the issue of giving Rs 10,000 to women in Bihar?
The Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana was approved by the Cabinet on August 29, 2025, ahead of the assembly elections in November by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 26. Under the scheme, every woman will be given a grant of Rs 10,000 and later an additional assistance of Rs 2 lakh. Before the elections, Rs 10,000 each were sent to the accounts of 1.21 crore women, which was cited on social media as a reason for the victory.
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