India, Nov. 19 -- After a big drubbing in the Bihar Assembly elections, poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor went over his decision to not contest, and seemingly regretted it. His Jan Suraaj Party lost its maiden contest in Bihar, failing to win a single seat.

"You can consider that a mistake," Kishor told NDTV in an interview, talking about his decision to not contest, and opening up about the party's poll debacle.

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"If I knew that I would lose, why would I put my resources, money and credibility at stake? I would have easily used all these resources to become an MP or MLA. If I knew that the Jan Suraaj would lose, why would I take such a big risk? I never knew that t...