From zero for his party to mega win for him: What changed for Prashant Kishor in Bihar within months
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party won the Bankipur bypoll on August 3, 2026, ending the BJP's 30-year dominance in the constituency.
The bypoll was triggered by Nitin Nabin's resignation as MLA on March 30, 2026, after he became BJP national president and was elected to Rajya Sabha.
Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister in April 2026, and Samrat Choudhary succeeded him as the BJP's first CM in the state.
Kishor decided to contest the bypoll on July 5, 2026, after staying out of the 2025 assembly elections to campaign statewide.
The win marked Kishor's electoral debut, converting his political strategising into direct electoral success.
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