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Prashant Kishor contests Bankipur bypoll against BJP
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Prashant Kishor, founder of Jan Suraaj Party, is contesting the Bankipur by-election in Bihar's Patna.
Bankipur has been a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stronghold since 1995.
BJP leader Nabin Kishore Prasad Sinha won four consecutive elections from Bankipur.
The bypoll is considered a high-stakes political gamble by Prashant Kishor against the BJP's safest seat.
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