India, Nov. 14 -- Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraj Party (JSP) failed to win a seat despite building a narrative revolving around people-centric issues such as migration, unemployment, quality education, and lack of industries to challenge the political quo in Bihar. A year ago, JSP contested by-elections for four seats and got a meagre vote share. Kishor's hopes to make his presence felt in the assembly polls were dashed despite a strong social media presence and hype.

Kishor at one point said that his party would win 150 seats. He later said it would either be at the bottom or at the top. He predicted fewer than 25 seats for the Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), which was leading on 83 seats in the 243-member House.

Kishor attributed a higher...