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Jan Suraaj Party's Prashant Kishor Stuns BJP in Bankipur By-Election

Jan Suraaj Party's Prashant Kishor Stuns BJP in Bankipur By-Election
Opinion | Prashant Kishor May Just Be Playing Two Games At Once In Bihar · NDTV

In India, there is a state called Bihar where people vote to choose their leaders.

For a long time, two big groups — the BJP and the RJD — were the main choices for voters.

A man named Prashant Kishor started a new group called the Jan Suraaj Party.

Recently, a special election was held in a place called Bankipur.

This new group won that election, and it beat the big BJP party.

People were very surprised because the BJP had held that seat for almost thirty years.

Many different kinds of voters, like students and people from many communities, chose the new party this time.

Some voters were upset about exam cheating, which people call paper leaks, and other problems.

So they decided to give the new party a chance.

This shows that some people want a new choice beyond the two old parties.

Key facts

Winning party
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP)
JSP vote share
49.2%
BJP vote share
34.4% (down from 62.7% in 2025)
RJD vote share
11% (down from 29.6% in 2025)
Margin swing
From BJP win by 51,936 votes in 2025 to JSP win by over 19,000 votes
BJP hold on seat
Nearly three decades
Largest community swing
+67 points among Muslim voters
Youth support for JSP
Up to 60% of 18-29 voters (per local reports)

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