Archive · 3 Aug 2026
TMC Blames BJP for Loss in Bihar Bankipur Bypoll
A big election happened in a place called Bankipur in the state of Bihar.
A man named Prashant Kishor was running for the seat and was ahead of the BJP’s candidate by a lot of votes.
The BJP had a long time of winning there, but this time they lost.
A TMC spokesperson, Derek O'Brien, said this loss shows the BJP is in trouble.
He also talked about how the BJP chose and changed its candidate.
The election got a lot of attention from people all over the country.
TMC spokesperson Derek O'Brien called the BJP’s performance in the Bankipur bypoll a "beginning of the end."
Prashant Kishor of the Jan Suraaj Party was leading the BJP candidate by over 12,800 votes as of 3:30 pm.
The seat, long held by the BJP, became vacant after former BJP MP Nitin Nabin resigned to become a Rajya Sabha member.
BJP initially nominated Abhishek Kumar Sinha, who withdrew, before fielding Neeraj Kumar Sinha, who lost to Kishor.
The election attracted national attention, with the TMC criticizing the BJP’s candidate selection and campaign strategy.
- Who
- Derek O'Brien, Prashant Kishor, Nitin Nabin, Neeraj Kumar Sinha
- What
- TMC criticizes BJP’s performance in the Bankipur bypoll
- When
- Monday, 3:30 pm update
- Where
- Bankipur constituency, Bihar
- Why
- To highlight BJP’s loss and criticize candidate selection
- Event
- Bankipur Assembly Bypoll
- Key Parties
- BJP, TMC, Jan Suraaj Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- Key Candidates
- Prashant Kishor, Neeraj Kumar Sinha, Nitin Nabin
- Result
- Prashant Kishor leading by 12,800 votes as of 3:30 pm
- Seat History
- BJP held seat for 20 years