India, Oct. 6 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday announced that he will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11, with vote counting on November 14.

The announcement came hours after Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar declared the poll dates in New Delhi, marking the formal start of Bihar's election season for all 243 assembly seats.

The former political strategist, who has advised several major national and regional parties in the past, did not disclose which constituency he would contest from.

"You will come to know on October 9," he said with a smile.

"In the last polls, the two alliances together secured 72 per cent of the votes. We will get th...