PATNA, April 11 -- It was all set for a grand maiden show by poll strategist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraj Party, with the historic Gandhi Maidan meticulously prepared with all necessary arrangements for nearly 3-4-lakh people.

However, at 6 pm, when Kishor took the stage, he straightaway apologised to below par attendance of people and blamed it on the administration for leaving "nearly two lakh people stranded in traffic around Patna despite prior information about the rally".

"But don't worry. I will stay here till late night and meet all of you. They may have stopped people from reaching the Gandhi Maidan today at the behest of the state government out of fear, but within 10 days I will launch the Bihar Badlav Yatra to reach out to ev...