BREAKING| Jan Suraaj Party Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bihar Elections, Questions Direct Transfer Of Rs 10K To Women

The Jan Suraaj Party floated by Prashant Kishore has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Bihar Assembly Elections, 2025 on account of illegal practices and seeking fresh elections. The party particularly challenges direct transfers of Rs.10,000 to women voters in the state while the Model Code of Conduct was allegedly in force.

A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi will hear the matter tomorrow.

Briefly put, the writ petition filed under Article 32 seeks a declaration that the addition of fresh beneficiaries in the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, and payments made to them during subsistence of the Model Code of Conduct, was illegal and violative of Articles 14, 21, 112, 202 and 324 of the Constitution.

It seeks directions for the Election Commission to take action under Article 324 of Constitution of India and Section 123 of Representation of People Act (which deals with corrupt practices) against direct transfer of Rs.10,000 to 25-35 lakh women voters in Bihar elections.

The petitioner further seeks a declaration that deployment of 1.8 lakh women beneficiaries from self-help group JEEVIKA on the polling booth in both phases of polling was illegal and unfair.

Raising a prayer for fresh Assembly elections in Bihar in view of the alleged corrupt practices, the petitioner further seeks directions for the ECI to implement the Supreme Court's directions in S Subramaniam Balaji v. State of Tamil Nadu (2013) 9 SCC 659 and prepare comprehensive guidelines on freebies, Direct Benefit Transfer Schemes etc.

The petitioner also prays that the Election Commission fix a minimum time, preferably six months, to implement schemes which have impact on free and fair elections such as Freebies, Direct Benefit Transfer schemes, welfare schemes etc. by Political parties in power before announcement of the election schedule.

Case Title: JAN SURAAJ PARTY Versus THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND ORS., W.P.(C) No. 107/2026