'Gen Z protest' may have aided Bankipur win: Prashant Kishor after BJP bastion falls
Prashant Kishor won the Bankipur Assembly bypoll, defeating BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar by over 19,000 votes and ending the BJP's three-decade dominance in the constituency.
Kishor, founder of Jan Suraaj, said the nationwide Gen Z protests may have influenced the outcome, though voter turnout was less than 35%.
Kishor ruled out joining any political alliance, stating his party would chart an independent course in Bihar politics.
Kishor described the verdict as a rejection of Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, citing his criminal antecedents and lack of qualifications.
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