People rejected you: Supreme Court bins Jan Suraaj plea to scrap Bihar polls

Key Highlights

• Jan Suraaj Party contested 242 seats in the 2025 Bihar elections but won none.
• The party alleged misuse of a government welfare scheme during the Model Code of Conduct period.
• The Supreme Court ruled that defeated political parties cannot leverage the courts for popularity.
• The plea was rejected by a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant.
• Jan Suraaj accused the NDA government of overspending on welfare doles during the election period.