Archive · 4 Aug 2026
Prashant Kishor Wins Bankipur Seat, First JSP MLA
Prashant Kishor, a famous election planner, ran for a seat in the Bihar state assembly and won.
The seat had been held by the BJP for many years.
Kishor’s win shows voters want honest leaders.
The BJP chose a new candidate after another stepped down.
The Jan Suraaj Party, which Kishor leads, celebrated the victory as a sign of strong support.
Prashant Kishor, former poll strategist, won the Bankipur seat as the first Jan Suraaj Party MLA.
Bankipur had been a BJP stronghold, previously held by Nitin Nabin who moved to the Rajya Sabha.
The election highlighted Gen Z voters and student protests demanding clean leadership.
BJP fielded Neeraj Kumar after Abhishek Kumar Sinha withdrew; RJD contested with Rekha Kumari.
Jan Suraaj Party’s Bihar chief Manoj Bharti praised the win as a democratic victory.
- Who
- Prashant Kishor, former poll strategist, and other candidates
- What
- By-election win in the Bankipur assembly constituency
- When
- 2024 (by-election date not specified in article)
- Where
- Bankipur, Patna district, Bihar, India
- Why
- Demand for clean leadership and Gen Z voter influence
- Winner
- Prashant Kishor
- Party
- Jan Suraaj Party
- Seat
- Bankipur
- State
- Bihar
- Previous Holder
- Nitin Nabin (BJP)
- Opposition Candidate
- Rekha Kumari (RJD)
- BJP Candidate
- Neeraj Kumar
