Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Cancel Bihar Elections, Directs Prashant Kishor to Patna High Court

• The Supreme Court advised the petitioner, Jan Suraj Party, to approach the Patna High Court regarding their plea to cancel the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025.
• The petition alleged that ₹10,000 was transferred to women during the Model Code of Conduct, which the CJI clarified was part of a women's assistance scheme.
• The Bihar government's Chief Minister Women Employment Scheme provides financial aid to women, with ₹10,000 already disbursed to 1.56 crore families and up to ₹2 lakh planned for eligible women.
• The NDA alliance secured a massive victory in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, winning 202 out of 243 seats, with Nitish Kumar becoming Chief Minister for the fifth time.
• Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraj Party contested 239 seats, secured 3.34% of votes but failed to win any, while BJP emerged as the largest party.