JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<form>
   
</form>
<a href="#" class="next">click</a>

JavaScript

var form = $('form');

$(document).on('click', '.next', function(){
  form.on('submit', function() {//with every click one more handler is registered. Click the "click" link several times to see
      alert('submit fired'); 
      return false;
  });
  form.trigger('submit')
})