New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor has predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is unlikely to win between 60 and 70 seats in the upcoming Bihar election. The former election strategist said that the saffron party 'cannot stand on its own feet' in Bihar until it has a face in the state.

"After winning the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, the BJP attempted to form an alliance with smaller parties and contest the entire state of Bihar in the 2015 elections. They fought for more than 150 seats. But they were limited to 54-55 seats. After that, the BJP realised that it had to work with someone like Nitish. Kishor told Mint during an interview while campaigning in Bihar.

Assembly Elections in Bihar are scheduled to be...