Prashant Kishor's Bankipur bypoll victory highlights Gen Z support and demands change in Bihar's leadership and youth migration policies.

Prashant Kishor won the Bankipur bypoll and ruled out joining any political alliance in Bihar. The result gives Jan Suraaj its first Assembly seat and sharpens pressure on the BJP-led government.

Explore Prashant Kishor's political journey as he leads in the Bankipur by-election, marking his electoral debut.

Prashant Kishor, former political strategist, wins byelection in Bihar Assembly constituency left vacant by BJP chief Nitin Nabin; BJP retains Manjalpur in Gujarat, while Congress holds on to Datia in Madhya Pradesh

The BJP has held Bankipur in Patna since 1995, but Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor's widening lead has put its three-decade grip on the seat under threat.

Prashant Kishor leads in Bihar's Bankipur bypoll counting, challenging BJP's Neeraj Kumar amid a 34.30% voter turnout.

Jan Suraaj Party Winner: The BJP has lost two bypolls in states where it enjoys the advantages of incumbency. Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj has secured its first-ever Assembly seat in Bankipur, and the Congress has retained Datia. The twin defeats raise questions about the BJP's dominance even in states where it is in power.

Prashant Kishor launched his Jan Suraaj campaign in October 2024 with a long walk across Bihar's rural heartland and without the heft of any political alliances.

Bankipur: In a massive political shift in Bihar, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor won the Bankipur assembly bypoll on Monday, wresting away a seat

Before becoming India's most recognised election strategist and launching the Jan Suraaj Party, Prashant Kishor spent nearly eight years working on United Nations-backed public health programmes. Here's a look at his education, international career, political consulting journey and transition from strategist to politician.

Bankipur voted in a low-turnout bypoll as Prashant Kishor made his electoral debut against the BJP. Allegations over detentions and fake voters sharpened a contest whose result will be declared on August 3.